On 9/19/2010 8:25 PM, M.B. wrote:
>
>
> Well, I finally found the banjo bolt after 2 hours of driving around
> today from Napa store to Napa store until I found one willing to
> actually look hard enough to find it as it wasn't listed in the computer.
>
> I got it all back together except the top pin in the drivers side
> caliper (the one that had the messed up banjo bolt), and found out the
> reason it was loose to begin with - the hole on the steering knuckle
> is completely stripped.
>
> So now I'm screwed - all I can figure is that I either have to find a
> pin with a larger diameter threaded end and tap the hole to that size,
> or I have to helicoil it, or I have to replace the entire steering
> knuckle. All because some idiot probably used an impact gun to
> tighten it.
>
> Back to driving my Dad's '00 Merc Sable that eats sparkplugs and has
> 60psi compression on two cylinders...
>
> M.B.
>
> On 09/19/2010 12:23 PM, M.B. wrote:
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>>
>> Only has that many because I replaced the tie rod ends, pitman arm and
>> idler arm with greaseable moog ones... seemed like a good idea at the
>> time.
>>
>> Then you try to grease all of them with the front skid plate on and you
>> wish you hadn't. ;)
>>
>>
>> On 09/19/2010 04:38 AM, MICHAEL CABE wrote:
>>>
>>> i wish my 02 had 12 zerk fittings ! any where
>>>
>>> --- On Sun, 9/19/10, M.B.<mailinglists@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: M.B.<mailinglists@moparhowto.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: DML: $#@# Brakes
>>>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>>> Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 5:56 AM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yup... and it has the stock "Sport" rims on it. (The chrome
>>>> plated steel
>>>> ones).
>>>>
>>>> The caliper bolt/pin that was loose was partially stripped
>>>> too. I find
>>>> all sorts of interesting stuff on this truck every time I
>>>> work on it.
>>>> Both doors are off an '88 Dakota, and metallic blue... on a
>>>> red truck.
>>>> But you only see it if you take the door panels off.
>>>> And the mirrors
>>>> are the "elephant ear" electrics... but the plugs don't go
>>>> anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> I like it though, it has almost all the options I would
>>>> want. Never
>>>> mind the slow leak in the A/C, the steering box that goes
>>>> ping, and that
>>>> there are *12* zerk fittings that I have to grease every
>>>> oil change just
>>>> in the front end...
>>>>
>>>> M.B.
>>>>
>>>> On 09/18/2010 11:59 PM, Dave wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Except that the brake line is on the INSIDE of the
>>>> caliper...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If we cannot afford to take care of Veterans, then we
>>>> should stop making
>>>>> them.
>>>>> David C. Wilker Jr.
>>>>> USAF (RET)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>>>>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]
>>>> On Behalf Of Dave
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 11:55 PM
>>>>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>>>> Subject: RE: DML: $#@# Brakes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I would guess at some time you had the wrong size
>>>> wheel on, and the rim
>>>>> rubbed it, maybe?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If we cannot afford to take care of Veterans, then we
>>>> should stop making
>>>>> them.
>>>>> David C. Wilker Jr.
>>>>> USAF (RET)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>>>>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]
>>>> On Behalf Of David Gersic
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 11:09 PM
>>>>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>>>> Subject: Re: DML: $#@# Brakes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday 18 September 2010 23:22:22 you wrote:
>>>>>> Then I went to take the caliper off to replace it
>>>> and found this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/brakes/bad_bolt.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How the $#@$@# do you do THAT to a banjo bolt?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yow. Is that part of the bolt head missing?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>
>
I helcoil mine then the helicoil busted out had to get steering knuckle.
They are very fragile not the helicoil but the threads in the knuckle.
-- Francis Fastje 1999 dakota 3.9 4X4 67000 miles
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