bolt help

[Guest Anonymous]

Hey-- does anybody have a source for those 3 bolts, preferebly 10.8 grade(SAE8)grade metric bolts (I think they were M8x1.25?) for the bottom of the strut housing (the ones with the safety wire)

Thanks

[Guest Anonymous]

They are available at most bolt shop

[Guest Anonymous]

it's possible to get 4.8 allen if you are... unlucky.

Sadly, I don't remember HOW the grading is marked on metric Allens... anyone?

t

[Guest Anonymous]

Gary ALLEN

1972 2002

1990 325i

1996 Cherokee

[Guest Anonymous]

And, they are intended to be soft!Supposed to shear off in an accedent I think.

note the torque values for them.

people tend to over tighten those suckers

and if you have a pitch gauge check em out.

50% of mine were badly streched.

I think they wanted $9

each bolt! I coughed it up. Make sure you

use new st. stl. safety wire

good luck,

John McA

[Guest Anonymous]

(nt)

[Guest Anonymous]

(nt)

[Guest Anonymous]

Especially when helping out the stranded hot looking female motorist. Think they do that stuff on purpose though. When has locktite gotten you laid?

Have to admit though, I like the smell of red locktight.

Either is important ingredient to fun in the shop, along with beer...

My 02 cents

John McA

(earliest vin 1600 on this board)

[Guest Anonymous]

Go with the safety wired once. Yes, they are expencive, and yes they are available from all 2002 shops. They'll cost you about $30 a side, but then you won't have to see this again:

More sheared strut bolt pictures

steve k.

[Guest Anonymous]

get themloose. Gives a real neat pinpoint flame.

John N

[Guest Anonymous]

A very similar thing happened to me on a freeway offramp. A wedge-shaped piece of the left rotor BROKE FREE, the caliper piston caught the gap in the rotor, the wheel stopped turning Right Now, the three strut bolts sheared off, and I got a flat-spotted tire and mangled fender much like Steve's.

[Guest Anonymous]

(nt)