bustednutz
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- Virginia Beach
Anyone ever use these before?
Heres what happened. Last night I was out for a drive with my girlfriend. As I made right turns I kept hearing a mild thump thump thump. Later when I got home I started to investigate the situation. To my bewilderment I found that one caliper bolt was completely missing and the other was very loose.
Now, I just got this Jeep XJ last week. 98' with 77k on it. I absolutley love this truck.. Have had many in the past as well. But how the hell did this happen?
So I go to the auto parts store and buy a set of caliper pins/bolts. Well they just kept spinning as I tightened. You guessed it.......the bolt holes were stripped. Previous owner must have torqued them way too tight.
So I was told about the Helicoil system. Looks sensible enough and a person of my mechanical ability is able to take on this task. just drill, tap, and insert Helicoil replacement thread.
So, has anyone ever used these before? Any thoughts on it at all?
By the way, I just discovered this site today and love all the info being posted on here. Its totally cool.
Thanks everyone.
Heres what happened. Last night I was out for a drive with my girlfriend. As I made right turns I kept hearing a mild thump thump thump. Later when I got home I started to investigate the situation. To my bewilderment I found that one caliper bolt was completely missing and the other was very loose.
Now, I just got this Jeep XJ last week. 98' with 77k on it. I absolutley love this truck.. Have had many in the past as well. But how the hell did this happen?
So I go to the auto parts store and buy a set of caliper pins/bolts. Well they just kept spinning as I tightened. You guessed it.......the bolt holes were stripped. Previous owner must have torqued them way too tight.
So I was told about the Helicoil system. Looks sensible enough and a person of my mechanical ability is able to take on this task. just drill, tap, and insert Helicoil replacement thread.
So, has anyone ever used these before? Any thoughts on it at all?
By the way, I just discovered this site today and love all the info being posted on here. Its totally cool.
Thanks everyone.