Re: Re[2]: Questions:V6 FABM/FIPK

From: mike kulczycki (dakota1994@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Mar 02 1999 - 11:39:37 EST


yea, but did you have any problems taking the original bolt out?? do
you thread it into where the little bracket is mounted?? because that
is the bolt i tried taking and putting a longer bolt in, but it didn't
work very good...... i was going to try cutting out the original bolt
out of the plate holding it in and try and slide another bolt in there
with a few washers and nuts......
i'm sure i could make the s-bolt, but i'm just having problems taking
the old stuff out....
thanks for the help though....

mike k
94 v6, slt, 2wd, stuff....
>
>To make my S bolt, I bought a length of unthreaded 1/4" steel rod...
cut off
>the length I wanted... bent it up in a vise... then threaded the ends
with a
>simple threading tool. That way I didn't have to worry about fatiguing
and
>breaking a threaded piece when I bent it up and I had plenty of spare
rod left
>over in case I messed up my first try... It was easy to do... Even I
got it
>right the first time. I think it cost me like $5 to do.
>
>T.
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>Subject: Re: DML: Questions:V6 FABM/FIPK
>Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
>Date: 3/2/99 6:02 AM
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>
>yea i was not very happy.... 8 bucks in parts, and 104 in labor......
>the thing is i broke that little bracket that holds the air cleaner
bolt
>right off. so i needed to drill another hole, which i didn't really
>want to do myself..... my dad said they put lock tight in that
hole??
>is this true?? what is the way that everybody else does this??? i
>would like to make a S-bolt and use that, but i don't want to break
>another bolt off.... any advice???
>
>mike k
>94 cc, v6, 2wd, stuff....
>>
>> $112?!?!???!?? Ouch! :-( (Did you go back to the dealer?) The
air
>>can hat hold-down bolt is just a carridge bolt which can be had for
>less
>>than $1 at any hardware store. One way to lengthen the bolt is to
>replace
>>that carridge bolt with a longer one from a hardware store, or bend
>>up a piece of threaded rod into a sort of "S" shape. Either method
>>can be done for under 5 bucks easy...
>>
>> -Jon-
>>
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