Nothing like checking your car preparing it for a run and..

[Coronita]

….as you are re-torquing one of the suspension bolts it breaks off, with half of it still stuck to the frame….

effing great…..

[spdrun]

I’d probably be throwing some tools at that point! Ugh.

[an]

That sucks. Almost as bad as stripping a suspension bolt on a Sunday afternoon, nearing sun down and you need the car for work the next day.

[ucodegen]

Looks like you are getting stronger. At least the threads have not pulled out. Torque Wrench.. get one, use one.

Are the threads rusted? If so, spray what is visible with WD-40 or a penetrant lubricant. Sometimes heat cycling helps. I assume you have tools to pull out broken bolts?

PS: Japanese cars don’t handle ‘overtorqueing’ as well as US vehicles.

[Coronita]

[quote=ucodegen]Looks like you are getting stronger. At least the threads have not pulled out. Torque Wrench.. get one, use one.

Are the threads rusted? If so, spray what is visible with WD-40 or a penetrant lubricant. Sometimes heat cycling helps. I assume you have tools to pull out broken bolts?

PS: Japanese cars don’t handle ‘overtorqueing’ as well as US vehicles.[/quote]

i guess I should get something better than the $15 harbor freight torque wrench coupon special….:)
The bolts were slightly rusted… oh well…

Oh, I also noticed that one of the bolts attached to my stabilizer bar broke off too….Great….Some people warned me about getting a stiffer bar without using reinforced mounts…

[Coronita]

meh..project for the week after next since next is mother’s day weekend. I’m too tired and lazy today….

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