<![CDATA[Rusty Bolts FTW!!!!]]>So im working on my lowering suspensions today and i finish the fronts and I go to start on the drivers side rear. Grab my 14mm and my breaker bar and have a go at it and the mother fucking bolt head snaps right off. FUCKING GOD DAMN MOTHER FUCKER!!!!!!!!! This is so retarded I can't even explain it. Anyone have a bolt that connects the rear shock to the lower control arm? I don't know if they are honda specific or if i can just go to macs and pick one up. The fronts had grooves in them so Idk.

/rant

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thurmanmerman;174717 wrote:
As of 2 minutes ago make that 2 bolts I have to replace. Never realized how hard it is to work on older cars. My toyota wasn't even this bad!!

all cars that old are that hard to work on. as cars get newer, they get easier to remove parts, but harder to work on/diagnose. but the one thing that hasn't changed much is fasteners on every vehicle driven in this area. salt + cold/heat + water + oxygen + age + our bad roads = easily damaged bolts that are external/exposed to the outside easily. this includes brakes, suspension, exhaust, engine areas and more.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164592https://fargostreet.com/post/164592Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:28:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:48:43 GMT]]>Call the store and ask....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164577https://fargostreet.com/post/164577Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:48:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:37:11 GMT]]>Yes, in for prices also.

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bubba;175022 wrote:
I work at Autozone....

IF you have some what are the prices?

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thurmanmerman;174982 wrote:
Who do you mean by we?

I work at Autozone....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164567https://fargostreet.com/post/164567Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:23:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:45:16 GMT]]>I checked a few of the places and they said they didnt have any, and I didnt feel like getting a whole new balljoint assembly. And who is this we that you speak of?

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bubba;174981 wrote:
^ you probably could have gotten them at a parts store...I know we have a bunch of different ones.

Who do you mean by we?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164527https://fargostreet.com/post/164527Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:26:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:22:02 GMT]]>^ you probably could have gotten them at a parts store...I know we have a bunch of different ones.

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tjamz;174771 wrote:
it's a honda/rust thing...

Expletive Honda's shitty suspension peices. I am in the process of replacing the axles on my car and I have to replace a few nuts that are rusted to hell. Even worse is mac's doesnt have the right size castle nuts I needed. Now I am waiting for Corwin to order the damn nuts as I sit here car-less and pissed off.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164470https://fargostreet.com/post/164470Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:49:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:35:27 GMT]]>yeah hondas are bad for that. Its hard enough to keep it off the body.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164437https://fargostreet.com/post/164437Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:35:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:58:18 GMT]]>+1 on what tjamz and cmk said. Hondas = rust

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164364https://fargostreet.com/post/164364Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:58:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:34:22 GMT]]>Welcome to cheap import metal...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164352https://fargostreet.com/post/164352Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:34:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:57:54 GMT]]>it's a honda/rust thing...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164321https://fargostreet.com/post/164321Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:57:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:24:40 GMT]]>As of 2 minutes ago make that 2 bolts I have to replace. Never realized how hard it is to work on older cars. My toyota wasn't even this bad!!

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thurmanmerman;174526 wrote:
I am FUCKED! Well I broke of the head of the bolt that goes through a threaded nut thats WELDED to the shock! Is there a safe way I can drill out the bolt? I was thinking I could jack the rear end up, take the wheel off and jack up the suspension and then drill it out but will that work without messing something up?

I did that to one of my old cars. Just get a drill un in there and start drilling right through the bolt. I did it and it came out fine.

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DrifterExtreme;174525 wrote:
well if you have some then there mine. as you still owe me a few... bastered

and by few you mean one.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164109https://fargostreet.com/post/164109Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:44:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:41:52 GMT]]>They have the exact bolts that fit at the scheels on Uni, they fit like they were made for the car. Ive bought a few there.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164108https://fargostreet.com/post/164108Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:41:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:11:23 GMT]]>I am FUCKED! Well I broke of the head of the bolt that goes through a threaded nut thats WELDED to the shock! Is there a safe way I can drill out the bolt? I was thinking I could jack the rear end up, take the wheel off and jack up the suspension and then drill it out but will that work without messing something up?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164079https://fargostreet.com/post/164079Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:11:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:03:31 GMT]]>

DelSlow;174497 wrote:
i think i have some, ordered them from honda, there like 18 bucks a piece. ..

well if you have some then there mine. as you still owe me a few... bastered

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164078https://fargostreet.com/post/164078Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:03:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:23:54 GMT]]>They aren't going to back out at all are they?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164073https://fargostreet.com/post/164073Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:23:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:55:06 GMT]]>those grooves are to keep the bolt from spinning, but, most of the ones I see at the shop were previously fucked by another mechanic who reefed the hell out of them and spun the grooves smooth. 🙂 just go buy some a macs. 🙂

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164072https://fargostreet.com/post/164072Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:55:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:20:16 GMT]]>Ditto, except for a bolt on the heat shield when I was pulling the KA out.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164066https://fargostreet.com/post/164066Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:20:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:19:14 GMT]]>This is common and shitty. If I had a extra set I would hook a brother up!

Any bolt will work but make sure it's grade 10, otherwise you might break it..

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164065https://fargostreet.com/post/164065Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:19:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rusty Bolts FTW!!!! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:04:57 GMT]]>do they use those bolts as a way to adjust camber on hondas? if so, you should probably get the right one.

my car is 17 years old, and i have never snapped a bolt of on it.

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