ok so we were dropping my car in like I would say april of 04, and well my friend did it while in shop class and I was at work. Well he had some other kid helping him and when they got the front dropped it looked nice and ****, but then they got to the back well the kid put so much pressure on one of the bolts becuase it would not come loose that he broke the head off. Ion a 97 integra what all do you have to loosen to get the strut bolts out under the car... or should they just come right out... How much do you think it will cost to get that broken bolt out as I dont have tools now that I moved..? advice please.. Ill get pictures as soon as there isnt snow ont he ground.

 

also on a dropped car do you have to go to a special shop to get an alighment done? I probably dropped my car about 2- 2 1/2" think I need a camber kit or just a good alightment? thank you all for your help.

 

Alignment is a must after lowering your car. A camber kit could be useful, depending on how bad your camber is.

 

Also, was the bolt that they broke the LCA bolt? (Lower Control Arm) If it is, then yea, that's a common thing. You shoulda sprayed it with some WD40 the night before....

 

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well its already broke, so this will he helpful next time


as for getting that piece out.. they have drill out kits that you can drill the center out of the bolt and pull it out.

BUT.. use some penatrating(sp) oil or WD40 like nine5 said.. to loosen it up before you unscrew it out.

good luck cuz if you do it wrong, you'll need to re-thread that hole

 

where about do I find this kit, or should I just go somewhere to get it done? thanks for your help, and yes it is the LCA that the bolt was too.

 

almost any hardware store like sears or somethin

 

well, I went to homedepot today and didnt see a kit, do you guys know how much they would charge to do an an auto place? or how much a kit costs... I really need to get the back dropped im sick of looking like a stink bug... do I need to go to a special place to get it alighned or just any place that does alighments?

 

homedepot isnt going to have it bro.. sears, a place that carry's auto and home repair/tools etc..

i know for sure you'd find it at sears, or if you have a harbor freight(sp?) in your area, or karagens (sp?) pepboys, autozone, etc..

 

oh I jut thought it might be by like the the drill bits and stuff, ill check out autozone, and checker auto tomorrow. I live in a small town now so I dont have a sears by me.. the nearest one is an hour away..

 

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instead of driving around burning up all kinds of gas lookin for these parts.. i'd advise you to call first and ask them/tell them what your lookin for.. save you a few trips

 

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instead of driving around burning up all kinds of gas lookin for these parts.. i'd advise you to call first and ask them/tell them what your lookin for.. save you a few trips.


also sometimes you can get a flat-head and a hammer and hammer the end of the screw driver (smaller then the diameter of the bolt) into the broken end, after you spray it with penatrating oil to loosen up any rust or whatever made it stuck, and try to un-screw it out

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by torq97teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh I jut thought it might be by like the the drill bits and stuff, ill check out autozone, and checker auto tomorrow. I live in a small town now so I dont have a sears by me.. the nearest one is an hour away..</TD></TR></TABLE>

instead of driving around burning up all kinds of gas lookin for these parts.. i'd advise you to call first and ask them/tell them what your lookin for.. save you a few trips.


also sometimes you can get a flat-head and a hammer and hammer the end of the screw driver (smaller then the diameter of the bolt) into the broken end, after you spray it with penatrating oil to loosen up any rust or whatever made it stuck, and try to un-screw it out.

or if you got a dremel tool, cut a slot for the end of the screw driver to fit in

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by torq97teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok so we were dropping my car in like I would say april of 04, and well my friend did it while in shop class and I was at work. Well he had some other kid helping him and when they got the front dropped it looked nice and ****, but then they got to the back well the kid put so much pressure on one of the bolts becuase it would not come loose that he broke the head off. Ion a 97 integra what all do you have to loosen to get the strut bolts out under the car... or should they just come right out... How much do you think it will cost to get that broken bolt out as I dont have tools now that I moved..? advice please.. Ill get pictures as soon as there isnt snow ont he ground.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Lesson one; don't let anyone who doesn't know what they're doing touch your car.

The same thing happend to me, I was able to fix it myself in about 2 hours. Now I'm no certified mechanic and it was my first time doing something like this. With that said, most shops should be able to do it within an hour or so. Because the price they charge you will be all labor, considering that new bushings and bolts cost around $15, there's a good cost estimate, just find out what they charge per hour.

 

thing is, that he knew what he was doing I guess. they just did it on a civic and it worked out fine... they just put to much pressure on the bolt. im going to go get a quote today. Thanks guys