1994 850 rear lower shock mount bolt snapped

IG-88A · Post by **IG-88A** » 14 Mar 2015, 16:50

Now what?! I'm so irritated right now. It came off no problem, and then when I tightened it down, snap! I hadn't even got it down to spec yet. How do these even come out?

IG-88A · Post by **IG-88A** » 14 Mar 2015, 17:01

Upon further review, looks like I'm screwed.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 14 Mar 2015, 18:18

IG-88A wrote:Upon further review, looks like I'm screwed.

Pretty much. The good news is that the delta links are pretty cheap at the junk yard.

...Lee

IG-88A · Post by **IG-88A** » 14 Mar 2015, 18:22

Well, that's not what I wanted to hear. The cheap part is okay. But then again, I don't know if its something I'm willing to try tackling myself, so it could cost me a small fortune. I was sure hoping I didn't have to replace the whole thing. It would be nice if those were removable/replaceable.

I was able to get two or three threads of a nut to grab onto the stub. Maybe that'll get me to the shop without too much rattling.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 14 Mar 2015, 18:37

We have had a member that have had a shop weld a new stud on but it wound up being a bigger hassle than just changing the trailing arm. The factory stud is tapered and the straight bolt replacement never held the shock on properly.

...Lee

IG-88A · Post by **IG-88A** » 14 Mar 2015, 19:10

I was just thinking about that. What if only the threaded portion was cut off and welded up with a new one? I'm investigating this.

pappatho · Post by **pappatho** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:34

I just had to deal with this. I used a dremel tool with a grinding wheel to grind the diameter of the stud down to 12mm a little past the thread. I then used a die to cut the threads deeper. This allowed for a lug nut with a tapered face to get more thread engagement. I haven't driven much like this. Hopefully it holds up.

This is with a Nivomat shock which has tapers in the bore for the lug nut to nest into. I am assuming the standard shocks have the same taper on each side of the bore, but if for some reason they don't this probably wouldn't work.