i need soem serious help with this problem. the lower control arm will nto bolt up to the sub frame. its the bolt that is in the middle. the bolt goes in but does not tighten at all. feels like the other end of the hole is stripped or wutever. i belive is the subframe part. is the car junk now? give me soem opinons on what to do. thanks

 

The middle bolt is the shock mount bolt. If your shock's thread is stripped then you just need a new shock or to re-thread your existing one.

Try using some more pressure as you twist it in.

edit: Are you talking about the front or rear?

 

Make sure its actually lined up. If the lca is sitting in there crooked then the bolt wont thread in. line it up and look through the hole and see what you can see. Unless youre trying to say that it threads all the way in but just doesnt tighten at all.

 

oh i mosrry i forgot to mention its the front lcas.

* threads all teh way in but does not tighten at all.

 

my only guess would be to get a new bolt, they're like $7 from a dealership and they usually have them in stock.

i'm just having a hard time picturing a bolt threading but not tightening...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JMU1337 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The middle bolt is the shock mount bolt. If your shock's thread is stripped then you just need a new shock or to re-thread your existing one.

Try using some more pressure as you twist it in.

edit: Are you talking about the front or rear?</TD></TR></TABLE>you obviously didnt read his post...all your questions are answered in the first post.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Damon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you obviously didnt read his post...all your questions are answered in the first post.</TD></TR></TABLE>

were you referring to me? i read his post, then wrote mine. a second later i realized he was likely talking about the front LCA, hence the "edit."

 

the bolts are brand new from honda them selves. the bolt slides in to the lca but doesnt tighten to the frame. it just keeps spinning and not tighten. again its not the bolts because they are brand new.

 

sounds like you need to get the hole re-threaded then. if the hole is threaded and the bolt is threading in to it, then it SHOULD tighten, the bolt will slowly come to a terminal point as it goes in (just like anything that is threaded).

are you sure the bolt is all the way in? are you sure you're using the right bolt? just throwing out some ideas...

 

i appreciate ur ideas and stuff. but yeah the bolt is all the way in for sure cant really go in anymore then it is now. the bolt simply doesnt tighten anymore. F*** i hate cars already.

its for a 95 civic hatch just incase anyone has hands on ideas.

 

i messed with my rears yesterday so they're fresh in my mind, did the fronts 2 weeks ago so i'm not able to picture it quite so clearly...

 

i dont know if we can rethread it either since i thnk i broke off teh bolt(i think) that is in teh back when u slide the bolt into tighten it.

 

the part you broke off is the threaded part, that's where the bolt tightens (from what i can picture). if that is broken then you need to get it put back on lol

 

if the bolt broke off, then the threads on the subframe are okay. Just extract the bolt, get a new bolt, and double-check the torque specs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jolt-tsp &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if the bolt broke off, then the threads on the subframe are okay. Just extract the bolt, get a new bolt, and double-check the torque specs. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i think he's referring to the welded nut when he says he broke the bolt. obviously if there is a bolt already broken off in there the new bolt wouldn't go in... i honestly don't know, pictures would be REALLY helpful.

 

sry no digi cam. thers no room to even like stick my fingers in where the welded nut use to be. the area is sealed up all around.

* there we go the welded nut (couldnt think of the word..lol) broke off i assume and when the bolt slides in theres nothign to tighten on.

 

give me a number...

 

Take the bolt out of the other side and see if it's that same maybe?

 

6 and 7. the 6 sldies into the 7 part of the lca but doesnt tighten to the sub frame when its all in place.

 

get a long *** bolt, and a nut to get your car back together till you can fix it properly.

 

my driver sides bolts up fine. its the passenger side that is killin me.i need to get my car asap too.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bandwagoneer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get a long *** bolt, and a nut to get your car back together till you can fix it properly.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that won't help, he needs to secure the LCA to the frame. with the original nut gone there is nothing to thread in to, therefore no way to secure it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JMU1337 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

that won't help, he needs to secure the LCA to the frame. with the original nut gone there is nothing to thread in to, therefore no way to secure it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so true. i was just outside looking at it again and there is no way i can even fit a pinky finger in there onethe less a nut.

 

ah I was unclear which bolt it was...if that nut is stripped, you will have to re-thread it, there is no other way...get a thicker diameter bolt if necesarry

 

anyone know of any way i can get the bolt to stay in wit out fallin out for awhile? i need the car fo r work and stuff. i just need to save up money then get rid of teh civic.


any comments or opinons will be greatly appreciated.