Need help mentally.
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Instructor
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Carmel, Indiana
Need help mentally.
Changed out my headlight actuator gear on my 92, while assembling the headlight back to the hood I dropped a 10mm nut in the front of the car and it disappeared and yes I've been looking for it all day, its gone. Does anyone know where I can get it's replacement. I found a dealer that has the 10mm but its different than the original which means I have to paint it black and the spin washer is smaller than the original.
As usual any help would be appreciated.
As usual any help would be appreciated.
Burning Brakes
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Go to ACE, pay 20 cents for the nut, call it a day. No one will ever see it and see that its not factory and even if someone did, they wouldn't care.
OR, go to a you pull it yard and I'm sure GM used the same nut on ALL their cars from that era.
OR, go to a you pull it yard and I'm sure GM used the same nut on ALL their cars from that era.
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I lost a 10mm socket in the engine bay once. Looked everywhere, couldn't find it.
My solution was to just to quick start off, and sure enough, it slid right out and was on the ground where the car was. If you can't pull it out, shake it out. lol (yeah, I know..."that's what she said"...)
My solution was to just to quick start off, and sure enough, it slid right out and was on the ground where the car was. If you can't pull it out, shake it out. lol (yeah, I know..."that's what she said"...)