Front lowering bolt stripped..now what?

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Jul 13, 2005 | 07:57 PM

Turbooo2u

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Front lowering bolt stripped..now what?

Put in Z51 springs but cut the bushings first. wasn't low enough and I have room to go farther. Relieved the tension on the spring and went to lower but stripped the SOFT 10mm top bolt. Can I thread a nut onto the top bolt and get the bushing up this way..HELP!

Jul 13, 2005 | 08:00 PM

turboc5

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If you can fit it try jam nutting 2 nuts together and then turning it. If not vice grips but NOT on the threds.

Jul 13, 2005 | 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by turboc5

If you can fit it try jam nutting 2 nuts together and then turning it. If not vice grips but NOT on the threds.

What size nuts??

Jul 13, 2005 | 08:22 PM

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I don't know, but they probly are metric.

Jul 13, 2005 | 08:27 PM

C5 ChemE

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what is "jam nutting", and how can I do it?

I had the same problem stripping my nut

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Jul 13, 2005 | 08:56 PM

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put 2 nuts on the stud and tighten them against each other (not the spring) jamming them together. Then it locks to the stud turning it into a bolt. but thats only if their is enough room