Rear control arm mounting bolts
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Burning Brakes
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From: Saginaw TX
Rear control arm mounting bolts
Okay, anybody got any of them fancy nuts that go on the front of the rear control arms?? Yes, I dropped one of them down the frame through those perfectly placed holes. 
This is on an 86. Let me know pls. I haven't called a dealer yet, as I have had no luck getting the correct fasteners from them. I think they are the same as the lower shock retaining nut.
This is on an 86. Let me know pls. I haven't called a dealer yet, as I have had no luck getting the correct fasteners from them. I think they are the same as the lower shock retaining nut.
Le Mans Master
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Re: Rear control arm mounting bolts (mash557)
I did that once too, used a retractable magnet to get it back out. Almost gave up on it but got it on the last try. I mangled the thing to get it to bend the way I needed it to, but wrapped it in tape for rigidity.
Other than that, I would call Jeff Kopp (800-728-8267) and order a new one.
Other than that, I would call Jeff Kopp (800-728-8267) and order a new one.
Racer
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Claremont CA USA
Re: Rear control arm mounting bolts (mash557)
You're not alone - it's been a couple of years but as I recall I shaped a coat hanger wire with the profile of the nut and fished it out through the hole.
Good luck, you can get it back.
Bob Johnson
92 6spd coupe
Good luck, you can get it back.
Bob Johnson
92 6spd coupe
