Stripped my Strut Bolts while installing RMM bar...

[slidr]

Stripped 2 bolts, one on each side (thank God not on the same side).

I think the car should be fine though, anybody disagree?


Just want to see if it is imparative that I get them fixed or not.


Thanks.

[silv3r0ne]

youll be fine, i did the same thing when i had my strut bar on. damn nuts went on fine, but when it came time to take them off it was a different story.

[My Sixth Gear]

lucky you only stripped them.. those bolts are very easy to break.

[slidr]

Thanks.


I was really careful in tightening them and I just used one hand and a ratchet.


I would have probably broken all of them had I used an actual torque wrench.

[hi ho silver]

lucky you only stripped them.. those bolts are very easy to break.

thats what i did

[X-EVIL-X]

what bolts are you supposed to use for this bar?

[My Sixth Gear]

you use the stock bolts and nuts at the top of the strut towers.. the bar should fit perfectly with a little force

[silv3r0ne]

can we buy replacement studs from toyota for this, i was looking at them from under the car and it seems like the studs were machined pressd (like wheel studs) and can probably be replaced.

[Pump]

Torque specs for my car are 29lbs, the Celica is probably the same.

[pokgai]

What you can do is get a tap and die (I forgot which one is used to repair stripped bolts, i think it's a die), and carefully re-cut the threads into the bolt. I did that to one of the bolts I stripped, and it works fine againl.

[01blkgts]

my rmm bar came with bolts and battery tie down

[blugts]

where did you buy your bar?

[hi ho silver]

good luck finding a replacement stud. i didn't try too hard, but i tried to find one.

[My Sixth Gear]

^^did you ever fix it?

[spaztikid]

just get a tap and die set.

[hi ho silver]

^^did you ever fix it?


nope. but since the stock nuts are pretty deep, it broke off the top half of the stud, so i was able to just use a couple washers and a regular nut for a while. i got some jic sf1's so they replaced the upper pillowball mounts

[My Sixth Gear]

are those mounts good? where did you get them?

[SpeedNStylez]

If anyone needs a stock mount I got one.... Just pay the shipping and its yours...

[hi ho silver]

jic mounts? yah i guess. they look like the cusco ones.. they have camber adjustability

[silv3r0ne]

yea, thats the only thing stopping from me fixin the stripped ones i have...it just gives me more of an excuse to buy the cusco pillow ball mounts.