Control arm bolt stripped! help..... fixed!
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: um, a house
I've had three of mine do that, and I've managed to find a perfect fix for it. You don't have to remove the old nut with my fix as the new bolt is the proper length.
Go to your Honda dealer and order a suspension bolt which is the perfect length, and a suspension nut which is capable of holding the proper torque -75 ft lbs. Part numbers are listed below.
Make sure the oem nut is stripped as good as possible, put the old bolt in an strip it out some more if you can then pull it out. The cleaner the old nut is of rusted threads the better. Then Lube up the smooth part of the body of the new bolt so it doesn't seize in the control arm bushing (anti-sieze works great), put the new bolt in through the control arm bushing and through the old nut. Then put the new nut over top of the old nut so you get a double nut setup. Torque it all down to spec. Due to the final torque with a jack under the lower control arm and the suspension with full load on it and the car in the air lifted up off the jackstand.
This is the easiest fix . These are Honda suspension parts so they can take the load and torque needed. I've ordered spare parts in case others fail in the future.
Part numbers:
Honda nut - 90395-SNA-003
Honda bolt - 90118-SNA-000
Go to your Honda dealer and order a suspension bolt which is the perfect length, and a suspension nut which is capable of holding the proper torque -75 ft lbs. Part numbers are listed below.
Make sure the oem nut is stripped as good as possible, put the old bolt in an strip it out some more if you can then pull it out. The cleaner the old nut is of rusted threads the better. Then Lube up the smooth part of the body of the new bolt so it doesn't seize in the control arm bushing (anti-sieze works great), put the new bolt in through the control arm bushing and through the old nut. Then put the new nut over top of the old nut so you get a double nut setup. Torque it all down to spec. Due to the final torque with a jack under the lower control arm and the suspension with full load on it and the car in the air lifted up off the jackstand.
This is the easiest fix . These are Honda suspension parts so they can take the load and torque needed. I've ordered spare parts in case others fail in the future.
Part numbers:
Honda nut - 90395-SNA-003
Honda bolt - 90118-SNA-000
good luck
darcy
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Ontario Canada
The Honda bolt works well since it has a wide and smooth middle body section that corresponds to the control arm bushing size, and a narrower threaded end, so it should be a perfect fit in the control arm bushing and it still fits through the factory nut.
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From: Nevada
Although not the same bolt I have a similar situation currently as I am reinstalling the stock suspension . Maybe you got a cure for me too Joey.
The lower shock bolt got cross threaded(on the front of the car if it makes a difference)
I got it out, the bolt was destroyed as well as the threads on the nut
Drilled out the nut to a size or two larger and now the problem is finding a bolt that is the right size to fit through the drilled out nut as well the bushing. I took the shock into Home Depot. The one I got was snug enough to push through the shock but doesnt fit the bushing. The next size down actually has a little bit of gap in the shock, but fits the bushing. Is my only option using the smaller one? Will it be ok as long as everything is grade 8??
The lower shock bolt got cross threaded(on the front of the car if it makes a difference)
I got it out, the bolt was destroyed as well as the threads on the nut
Drilled out the nut to a size or two larger and now the problem is finding a bolt that is the right size to fit through the drilled out nut as well the bushing. I took the shock into Home Depot. The one I got was snug enough to push through the shock but doesnt fit the bushing. The next size down actually has a little bit of gap in the shock, but fits the bushing. Is my only option using the smaller one? Will it be ok as long as everything is grade 8??
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check http://www.mcmaster.com/ they have a wide array of fasteners. but you have to know what size you are looking for.
