I was tightening the front tower brace to the factory 17lbs. spec and SNAP!
What's on the underside of the factory stutbar mounting bolt?
thanks!

 

 

ya...I have to find out alos. I have a 96 hatch and it doesnt have those studs stocking out of the shock apron.

 

Where does the Mugen one attach?

 

Drill it out and helicoil it..

 

A little help?
Helms is not working out.


[Modified by oryanh, 10:26 PM 6/30/2002]

 

I've never liked the flimsiness of these bolts. What probably happened is that they were overtorqued at one point in time, this weakened the bolt, and then you went to torque it and snap!

One option is going with an aftermarket bar that ties onto the damper bolts themselves (ex. Spoon strut bar, Carbing, etc.) Otherwise, you're looking at drilling out the old one and putting in a new one. If you do this, just make sure that the new bolt strong, at least grade 8. HTH. Sorry about what happened, I've snapped the heads off bolts before and had to use an easy out to get the shank out. Talk about a pain in the ***.