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Frame Bolt Hole for Front Right Sway Bar Bushing Bracket Bolt is Stripped….. Options?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kale D" data-source="post: 1049910" data-attributes="member: 60172"><p>I was gonna take pictures but not much to see. Had some weird ”chatter” lately from the front right, so I investigated today and noticed my sway bar end link on the right side was fairly loose with a lot of play up and down. Upon closer look, one of the sway bar bushings bracket bolts had come loose, causing abnormal movement in the sway bar and link.</p><p></p><p>Noticed I could not tighten it and the bolt kinda moved freely in the bolt hole, could only get it so tight before it popped loose again.</p><p></p><p>The bolt itself does not appear to be stripped, so the hole itself must be. Not sure how it happened. I took both brackets off the sway bar, cleaned everything up, wire wheeled and brushed any rust off, sprayed rust converter and made everything all nice. Got everything all buckled up again except that one bolt. It’s all snug enough for now but it will loosen itself.</p><p></p><p>Whats the best fix? Just use a slightly bigger bolt and call it a day? Or is there a better way?</p><p></p><p>These are the brackets(photo of the Dorman product)in case someone needs the visual</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kale D, post: 1049910, member: 60172"] I was gonna take pictures but not much to see. Had some weird ”chatter” lately from the front right, so I investigated today and noticed my sway bar end link on the right side was fairly loose with a lot of play up and down. Upon closer look, one of the sway bar bushings bracket bolts had come loose, causing abnormal movement in the sway bar and link. Noticed I could not tighten it and the bolt kinda moved freely in the bolt hole, could only get it so tight before it popped loose again. The bolt itself does not appear to be stripped, so the hole itself must be. Not sure how it happened. I took both brackets off the sway bar, cleaned everything up, wire wheeled and brushed any rust off, sprayed rust converter and made everything all nice. Got everything all buckled up again except that one bolt. It’s all snug enough for now but it will loosen itself. Whats the best fix? Just use a slightly bigger bolt and call it a day? Or is there a better way? These are the brackets(photo of the Dorman product)in case someone needs the visual [/QUOTE]
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