Broken Body Bolt! Any Help!?
09-23-2012, 04:24 AM
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YES - I got the bolt knocked out from the bottom up. Here is the source of my heartache:
It took me, my father-in-law, and his good buddy about 3 hours to work this POS out. In the end, I didn't have to lift the body off at all.
What. A. Nightmare. Lesson learned.
Thank you echo, remark, and coby dick for helping me out with this. I was losing my mind.
It took me, my father-in-law, and his good buddy about 3 hours to work this POS out. In the end, I didn't have to lift the body off at all.
What. A. Nightmare. Lesson learned.
Thank you echo, remark, and coby dick for helping me out with this. I was losing my mind.
09-23-2012, 09:46 PM
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This is a weld stud, an internet search should find what you need. A SERRATED BOLT similar to a wheel stud my work as well. I found them on McMaster-Carr, but I don't know if that works for you in Zurich. I didn't find anything in metric. This should be enough info to point you in the right direction. 
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09-24-2012, 01:33 AM
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This is a weld stud, an internet search should find what you need. A SERRATED BOLT similar to a wheel stud my work as well. I found them on McMaster-Carr, but I don't know if that works for you in Zurich. I didn't find anything in metric. This should be enough info to point you in the right direction.
09-28-2012, 06:33 AM
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For those that have one of those studs laying around - there might be an ISO number on them. With this number they are easy to identify.
A fitting stud might be the Strux SX but I cant find a dealer for them. These studs are harder to get then a playmate virgin ;-)
Cheers JP
A fitting stud might be the Strux SX but I cant find a dealer for them. These studs are harder to get then a playmate virgin ;-)
Cheers JP
02-15-2013, 10:24 AM
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For those that have one of those studs laying around - there might be an ISO number on them. With this number they are easy to identify.
A fitting stud might be the Strux SX but I cant find a dealer for them. These studs are harder to get then a playmate virgin ;-)
Cheers JP
A fitting stud might be the Strux SX but I cant find a dealer for them. These studs are harder to get then a playmate virgin ;-)
Cheers JP
As it turns out, I saved that bolt head as a trophy and a reminder of what the incorrect torque is for those bolts.
The top of the bolt head says, "D 10.9". Hope that helps should anyone need it in the future. About to go install some ACE Engineering rock rails on my brand new 2013 JKU Rubi I picked up yesterday. Wish me luck.
02-15-2013, 10:45 AM
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I didn't want to go through the hassle of pulling the rest of the body (that I had just over tightened, obviously) to jack my body up and away from the frame to clear the other bolt. Shearing this one (the last one I had to tighten down) had my mind racing about all the other bolts that I had just overtightened as well.
But... I know what you mean.
But... I know what you mean.