Someone else also suggested the lockwasher and nut, I think that's what I'm
going to try. Thanks for the advice.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Reimer" <kwreimer@msn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 6:48 PM
Subject: DML: Re: lower shock bolt problem
>
> Sounds to me like the shock is to long for the application, and when you
hit
> a hard bump the shock bottomed out so bad that the force was moved to the
> bolt,which caused it to break. I went to install shocks on my 02 4x4 and
the
> damn things were to long,heck i could not even get hem on, and truck was
> resting at normal. so i gave up and wait for another brand, the ones i
tried
> were Rancho. If the bolt keeps coming out why not get a bolt that is
longer
> in length and install a lock washer and nut behind it also.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vic <ib4x4@satx.rr.com>
> To: DML <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 5:49 PM
> Subject: DML: lower shock bolt problem
>
>
> >
> > I installed Trailmaster Invader N7 shocks on my truck last September.
> About
> > a month ago, I noticed the truck getting noisey over bumps. When I got
> > under the truck, I found the lower bolts for the front shocks were a
> little
> > loose, so I snugged them down. A week later the truck got noisey again
> and
> > I found that the front driver's side lower shock bolt had sheared in
half,
> > it was a very clean break. Half of it was still sitting in the shock
and
> > the other half in the lower control arm. So I removed it and ordered
> > another from the dealer. I got the new one in and put some thread lock
> when
> > installing it. Today I got under the truck again because the noise was
> back
> > and the bolt was gone. This time it must have worked itself all the way
> > out. The driver's side bolt is OK so far, but the shock on that side
> leaked
> > fluid after 2 months, so it was replaced. When I got under the truck
> again
> > last month, the same side was leaking fluid again, so it was replacemed
a
> > second time.
> >
> > I used the thread lock that says you can remove the bolt with 'regular'
> > tools. They had some stronger stuff that said 'special' tools need to
> > remove the bolt. I think I will go with this stronger threadlock, but
> > wanted to know if this is really permanent, or if I would still be able
to
> > get the bolt off with a breaker bar or impact if I needed to get it off.
> > Also, could my problems loosing and breaking the driver's side shock
bolt
> be
> > due to the shocks, maybe they are too stiff, wrong size, etc. ? Any
other
> > ideas?
> >
> > My truck is an '01 Quad Cab 4x4.
> >
> >
>
>
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