Re: safe to drive with missing shock bolt?

From: kerib@ptd.net
Date: Mon Jul 26 2010 - 19:27:39 EDT


I would give Blue Ridge Service in Palmerton a call at:
(610) 826-4959

Friendly and the know what they are doing

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-----Original Message-----
From: jherrman@zoominternet.net
Sender: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:07:29
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: safe to drive with missing shock bolt?

Thanks for the quick advice. I'll find someone here to take care of it
before continue on. Am I right to blame the garage who installed this,
or could the thread wear have occured during the 800 miles on the road
since they installed it? --Jud

On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:00:35 -0400, Gary Hedlin <superdak@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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