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    Senior Member Totally 80s's Avatar
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    Body bolt stripped any suggestions.

    I was putting on my front trunk sway bar and ever since I got it a few years ago it never went on quite right. So today I tried to put the bolt in and it just kind of falls through with a couple of twists and won't tighten of course. It is the driver side.

    Right now I guess my options are Helicoil or tap a larger size but just wanted to see if I was missing something or if anyone had any other suggestions.
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    I have this same problem what is the fix?


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    I put a separate nut on the bottom of mine as a quick and easy fix. Pack a small piece of metal between it and the frame or use a large screwdriver to stop nut spinning when tightening bolt.

    I will weld a nut in properly when I eventually seperate body and frame

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    I have seen this a handful of times, especially with the number of owners who have installed the strut tower bars. There are a few ways you could go about this:
    1. Add the nut from below as previously suggested. This is the easy way.
    2. See if you can pop off the aluminum cup from the fiberglass. Use a chisel and go slowly to avoid damaging the fiberglass more than necessary. This will give you enough room to install a timesert or helicoil. Then clean the fiberglass & cup and re-glue the cup with epoxy resin - preferably West Systems G/Flex epoxy. Reinstalling the bolt will help clamp the cup in place while it cures.
    3. Raise the body approximately 6-8 inches and use a right-angle drill to install the timesert/helicoil. This is the hard way.

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    It's unfortunate that this is one of the only body/frame connections that doesn't use a captured nut.

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    what is the suggested torque for the trunk body bolts?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABIS View Post
    what is the suggested torque for the trunk body bolts?
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