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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="swshawaii" data-source="post: 1049926" data-attributes="member: 67547"><p><strong>Only saw useful answers, but to prevent any further conflict I've deleted three posts.</strong></p><p></p><p>[USER=60172]@Kale D[/USER]</p><p>You're not the first that's had front sway bar frame bolt threads stripping. Ford had a "flag nut" repair kit available at one time but I'm coming up empty. IMO, your best option is retapping the stripped hole in the frame one size larger using a new bolt. Individual metric taps can be bought separately at most larger hardware stores.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.google.com/search?q=explorer+forum+front+sway+bar+bracket+bolt+stripped&ei=-IpGZKbMH5rMkPIPo4q-yA4&ved=0ahUKEwimqJqw1sL-AhUaJkQIHSOFD-kQ4dUDCBA&oq=explorer+forum+front+sway+bar+bracket+bolt+stripped&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQDDILCAAQigUQhgMQsAMyCwgAEIoFEIYDELADMgsIABCKBRCGAxCwAzILCAAQigUQhgMQsAMyCwgAEIoFEIYDELADSgQIQRgBUABYAGCZDWgBcAB4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAMgBBcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swshawaii, post: 1049926, member: 67547"] [B]Only saw useful answers, but to prevent any further conflict I've deleted three posts.[/B] [USER=60172]@Kale D[/USER] You're not the first that's had front sway bar frame bolt threads stripping. Ford had a "flag nut" repair kit available at one time but I'm coming up empty. IMO, your best option is retapping the stripped hole in the frame one size larger using a new bolt. Individual metric taps can be bought separately at most larger hardware stores. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.google.com/search?q=explorer+forum+front+sway+bar+bracket+bolt+stripped&ei=-IpGZKbMH5rMkPIPo4q-yA4&ved=0ahUKEwimqJqw1sL-AhUaJkQIHSOFD-kQ4dUDCBA&oq=explorer+forum+front+sway+bar+bracket+bolt+stripped&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQDDILCAAQigUQhgMQsAMyCwgAEIoFEIYDELADMgsIABCKBRCGAxCwAzILCAAQigUQhgMQsAMyCwgAEIoFEIYDELADSgQIQRgBUABYAGCZDWgBcAB4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAMgBBcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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