I had this happen on the 98. My uncle came to help, and we drilled
out the hole a bit, put a bolt with a nylon nut on the end. That was
3 years, several thousand miles ago, and she's held tight ever since.
I wouldn't drive it without a bolt... just a risk I wouldn't take,
Gary
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:52 PM, <jherrman@zoominternet.net> wrote:
>
> I have a new set of Pro-comp ES-9000 shocks on my 2003 Dak, which were
> installed a few weeks ago and have about 800 miles on them. I had a
> garage install the front shocks (I did the rear) with new OEM bolts
> from the dealer. I left town today for a long roadtrip, and after a
> bad bump on the road got a loud noise in front. I immediately got it
> to a garage (lucky to find one open at 5:30pm) who confirmed what I
> could see, that the lower bolt on the front driver's side shock backed
> completely out and is gone. They started to put in a new one and
> discovered that the threads are completely stripped (I think a nasty
> letter to the garage who did the work at home is in order..., or could
> that have happened somehow from the 800 miles of driving since they
> did the install?). They got a bolt in loosely and said to keep an eye
> on it to see if it needs tightening until I can get it to a machine
> shop to re-drill the threads. That replacement bolt lasted five miles
> and now I'm in a hotel for the night as I try to decide whether to
> have the work done here (anybody know a shop in Stroudsburg PA?), or
> to go 100 miles where I have a rushed stop to make, or go 400 miles
> for a long stop where I'll have plenty of time to take care of
> this. So... is it safe to drive 100 or 400 miles (of east coast
> traffic, from NJ to Boston) with no lower bolt in the front right
> shock? Or am I advised to stay put until I can this properly fixed?
>
> Thanks for any help or advice.
>
> Jud Herrman
>
>
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