Dan - I've been following your escapes without comment as you seem to be moving
along OK on your own. In regard to the stud, it is indeed a separate item & not
a part of the axle. However, you will probably never get it out on your own
without the use of a welding torch to heat the junction red hot; then a set of
vise grips would be needed to get that stripped part out. This should be done
by somebody with experience at persuading broken bolts to give up & behave: try
taking the car to a local muffler & brake shop as they probably meet that
description. You would need to replace it with a substitute item as it is not
in
any catalog, but that is the least of your problems with this. Attempting an
extraction this way is highly desirable compared to drilling: drilling is
always
a last resort if nothing else works as it seldom produces acceptable results.
Another nightmare repair courtesy of the factory engineering staff. Good luck.
Jim Evans
Dan DiBiase wrote:
> It looks like the stud that holds the rebound strap to the rear axle is
> part of said axle - looking at various catalogs, it looks like it is NOT a
> separate (replaceable) part... If this is indeed the case, if the stud on
> my axle is missing a section of threads, any ideas on how to retain the
> rebound strap? May not be a big issue since there is probably not too much
> side-to-side movement in the rear suspension so it probably wouldn't slip
> off, but I'm thinking of maybe drilling a hole through the stud and using
> a piece of wire or something to hold it on there... Sounds 'DPO-ish' to me
> but not sure what other choices I have!
>
>
>
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