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Missing strut mount plate bolt/stud - any way to repair or only replace? 200 1988

posted by  ZJZ on  Mon Nov 30 05:37 CST 2009
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I managed to wiggle an M8/20 flange head bolt up into place after about ten minutes of finger contortion and dropped bolt into the cup area of the mount plate. Once I got it into place, I started the nyloc nut, which worked well until the bolt started spinning. I may put a few drops of superglue on the flange head if I can get the dropper in there without popping out the bolt.

Oh, and from what I can tell, 20mm is shorter than the normal length for the bolt - I'd approximate more along the lines of 25-30mm.

In other news, one of the four bolts that holds the heat shield to the exhaust manifold is rounding out, the other heat shield just upstream of the downpipe-to-cat flange is loose and rattling, the rear muffler mounting pegs were completely rusted off and it was held in place with bailing wire, and the exhaust manifold to downpipe gasket needs to be replaced.

Cleaned and oxgarded the wire-grounds underneath the hood (cam cover, inlet manifold, behind front LH headlight and to the left of ignition coil). Easy to do and didn't require any additional sacrifice of skin from my digits.

PO noted that there is a leak in the power steering system. Added PS fluid to the reservoir, only to drive it once up and down the street and find the reservoir empty. Either was very empty in the system itself or leaked out in short order. As the garage floor is clean, I'm opting for the former at this point.

Also partially fixed the driver's seat over the weekend - one of the two bolts on the RH side that mounts the seat-back to the base frame had loosened completely and fallen out. Of course, the seat grid is also in a bit rough shape, the seat base and back foam have seen better days, and the rear lumbar mechanism is shot. Oh, and somehow one of the PO's managed to melt part of the seat heater grid together, thus preventing even a basic seat heat repair. Strangely (or not), the passenger's seat looks like new.

More as it happens.

Zach
Anchorage, Alaska
1988 244DL w/M47 & 157k mi and 1990 245DL w/AW70, ecodes, two-tone hood, turbo bars & 279k mi






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