Broke a Freakin STUD!!

surfmon · Jul 23, 2005

Passenger side bottom shock mount.

Sheared it right off. I am hoping it actually is a stud and not welded so I don't have to rig it.

Any suggestion or experiences??

thanks
T

RichP · Jul 23, 2005

Had sears break one on my 82 S-10 and they punched it out and put a new one in, looked like a wheel stud. Don't remember off hand if there was any welding involved or not just remember it becaue they said 'whoever put the last set of shocks on put em on wrong and stripped the bolt' to which I replied 'did you happen to notice that you're replacing them under warranty so go talk to the mirror'....'

Rev Den · Jul 23, 2005

Its not a stud. Cut it off, drill it out. use a bolt.

Rev

churky89 · Jul 23, 2005

'did you happen to notice that you're replacing them under warranty so go talk to the mirror'....'
Did he??? :laugh3:

surfmon · Jul 23, 2005

So it isn't a stud and using a bolt is a good fix??

rockwerks · Jul 23, 2005

Rev Den said:
Its not a stud. Cut it off, drill it out. use a bolt.

Rev

X2 did the same works fine

Eagle · Jul 24, 2005

surfmon said:
So it isn't a stud and using a bolt is a good fix??

A good fix?

They are bolts from the factory. Using a bolt isn't "fixing" anything, it's just replacing a broken bolt.

[EDIT]Just noticed that you have a '99. (It would help if you remember to post the year when you ask for advice. Things change from year to year.) I know first-hand that the older XJs used bolts. It is possible that the new body style used studs -- I haven't replaced shocks on a new one as yet so I don't know.[/EDIT]

AZ Jeff · Jul 24, 2005

Eagle said:
A good fix?

They are bolts from the factory. Using a bolt isn't "fixing" anything, it's just replacing a broken bolt.

[EDIT]Just noticed that you have a '99. (It would help if you remember to post the year when you ask for advice. Things change from year to year.) I know first-hand that the older XJs used bolts. It is possible that the new body style used studs -- I haven't replaced shocks on a new one as yet so I don't know.[/EDIT]

Eagle, when I did the shocks on my 2000, I think (fuzzy memory here) they were large torx head bolts that are splined into the brackets, similar to what is done on the front sway bar brackets on the axle end.

So.....this fix should be to punch out the remaining broken stub, and replace with a conventional bolt.

Broke a Freakin STUD!!

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