I saw the self-tapping one on Napa's website. Can you do the full
recommended 28-32ft/lb on one of those? And I think they're single-use
only...
If it comes down to it I'd rather do that I guess and replace the
steering knuckle whenever I have to do my ball joints, if I can find
one. Too bad it doesn't just have bolt-on adapter brackets like all the
Dodge FWD cars do.
M.B.
On 09/19/2010 06:37 PM, Brian wrote:
>
> You can buy oversized self tapping caliper bolts. Or just helicoil it.
> Really up to you.
>
> brian cropp
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
>> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of M.B.
>> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 8:26 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: DML: $#@# Brakes continued
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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