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 jigga
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| posted on October 9th, 2010 at 02:29 PM |
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Is this legal?
Ok.. I have a type 3. The upper shock bolt hole/thread on one side has a broken bolt. It is not coming out no matter what I try. If i were to drill
the old bolt out, get a long bolt then what I was going to use (and not use the thread inside the shock mount) and use a high tensile bolt, washer and
nyloc nut on the end... can I do this?
Basically I want to not both into the shock mount and instead bolt through and use a nut at the other end.. thoughts?
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| posted on October 9th, 2010 at 02:37 PM |
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i WOULDN'T BE WORRIED ABOUT IT....
some cars probably came out like that...
LEE
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| posted on October 9th, 2010 at 03:25 PM |
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No one would know otherwise anyways to spot it as a mod, and they would have to be pretty psyko of a vw nerd and a complete nazi for you replacing a
40 yr old thread with a bolt and nut.
Don't stress man. 
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| posted on October 9th, 2010 at 04:28 PM |
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My IRS Beetle has bolts and nuts at both ends of the shocks, which is basically the same rear-end as a Type 3, so if the factory is okay with it then
it should be perfectly fine.
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jigga
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| posted on October 9th, 2010 at 04:44 PM |
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great.. My only problem is that one will be standard (bolt into shock mount, no nut) and the other not. Ill try it.. if they get me to change them
both to take a nut and bolt that will be ok.. seems like the easiest way to get the broken bolt out... painful bloody thing
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| posted on October 9th, 2010 at 05:50 PM |
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| posted on October 9th, 2010 at 07:42 PM |
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the thing is i had a 12.9 high tensile bolt broken in a thread once and well...
it managed to dull all my drill bits...
i ended up welding something on it and it was easy to turn out.. the heat help loosen it out a bit
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| posted on October 10th, 2010 at 04:43 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by wolfgang54
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| posted on October 10th, 2010 at 05:45 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by jigga
Ok.. I have a type 3. The upper shock bolt hole/thread on one side has a broken bolt. It is not coming out no matter what I try. If i were to drill
the old bolt out, get a long bolt then what I was going to use (and not use the thread inside the shock mount) and use a high tensile bolt, washer and
nyloc nut on the end... can I do this?
Basically I want to not both into the shock mount and instead bolt through and use a nut at the other end.. thoughts?
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hEAT WILL PROBABLY FIX THAT...
WELD SOMETHING TO THE END OF IT IF YOU CAN
OR USE OXY....
BOLT IS PROBABLY AN 8.8HI TENSILE..
LEE
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| posted on October 11th, 2010 at 06:56 PM |
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I don't run shocks.
JONO
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