solsi2000

so i just bought a del sol shell and the guy sold it to me with the camber holes in the frame stripped (its what holds the top part of the rear lower control arm to the frame). I bought new bolts at honda and still the bolt keeps turning with ease. this make me pissed. anyone go through this or have an idea how i can fix this? thanks

95civic 4door lx

....damm id say you f_uckkd..lol...... ummmm idk probably nothing u can really do. I would say you have to the hole tapped to next the biggersize. go to a mechanic shop and ask how much to tap them.

MIsterE533

drill tap coil.

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

No way

Exactly

95civic 4door lx

.......easier said then done......I suggested mechanic incase he doesn't know how to do it him self.........guys should give him a little insight.don't want him to go drill out the hole with a 1" drill bit.

NVturbo

You can get those drill tap coils at Napa Auto Parts. It's better to get it fixed because you do not want to be driving around risking your safety.

90Rexx

screw safety... get it done cheap! lol

andoxviii

iTrader: (1)

Safety's no laughing matter, son.

joey1320

and that's why is not funny!!!

95civic 4door lx

lolz

solsi2000

yeah i dont want my back rim to fall over when taking a turn. im going to look for a professional to take care of it for me. im just concerned with what size i will need. thanks for the help

teamworxek9

iTrader: (5)

Its called a heli coil take the bolt you want to the parts store and get a kit that will work with your bolt, then you follow the instructions in the kit. It will come with the right drill bit and tap then you thread the heli coil in and you have a new thread. They come in a kit that is not cheap but man are they nice to have around.

The_Honda_Guy

Those heli coils can be lifesavers in some situations where the last person working on the car did not know WTF they were doing.

solsi2000

thanks man im looking into that now

bikewithnoname

get a bolt thats a tad bigger and tap the holes to that size

solsi2000

i read with timesert and heli coils you can use the same size bolt as long as you use the right kit

NVturbo

Trust me, a rim falling over is the last thing you would be worried about. Image if it f*cks up when you are rollin' down the highway doin 60MPH+.

Marauder

I had that problem with my integra, I had a new thread insert welded in.

solsi2000

welded in? what did that run you?

Marauder

Yeah, took it to a body shop that was across the street for where I was working. I forget what it cost me, since it was a while ago, I am thinking it was like $100 or so. They cut a section out in the trunk to get access to the insert behind the wheel well and changed out the insert.

I already had the interior removed from the back of the car.

95civic 4door lx

.....stop worring about this and just gimmie your dam car!

solsi2000

anoyone know the thread size for the oem bolts? 10mmx1.25?

dividedas1

its not that hard if you know how to drill straight.

yessss sir. pretty much all you do is get the heli-coil kit. (most that i have seen don't come with a drill bit but it will tell you on the kit what size to drill out the hole)

drill that sob out.

tap it out to the new thread size

put some lock-tite on the helicoil and put it in according to the directions.

now your hole is back to the factory thread size.

sooo easy.

solsi2000

anyone know the torque specifications for these bolts? dont own a manual lol

dividedas1

sorry idk what the torque specs are... all i know is you can get them about as tight as you need to with a ratchet... DO NOT use air tools or you will be in this situation again.