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Originally posted by weargle:
You could put a jack with a board under the transmission, unbolt that tranny mount and lift the assembly up for installation. Should the bolt come loose in the "upside down scenario, it falls out and causes extremely bad things to happen. If the nut comes loose, the bolt is still holding things together. But you know what you paid for this advice.
Are you tightening it to 5 ft. lbs.?  Anywho Ace Hardware generally caries automotice grade bolts. All this has been discussed before.
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Originally posted by mcfast:
Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Originally posted by Blackcoog:
Yup I've done that. Normally when I pull engines out I just reverse it. I think you might need to shorten the bolt slightly so it doesn't hit the transmission case.
Me too. Install the new bolt upside down with the OLD nut, count threads that are exposed above the OLD nut (keep your new nylock nut virgin for the final install). Remove bolt and grind it down the appropriate number of threads & re-install with your NEW nylock nut.
I will need to change my LCAs to, what size bolts is needed to install new LCA ? (if I install the bolts upsidedown).
So, can anybudy help me out here?
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Originally posted by mcfast:
Originally posted by mcfast:
I will need to change my LCAs to, what size bolts is needed to install new LCA ? (if I install the bolts upsidedown).
So, can anybudy help me out here?
I never bothered measuring. I just get a bolt from Bill Jenkins.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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bobmin did you get the suspension done how does it ride on the value struts? I think I will be doing the same thing soon for my wifes car.
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Originally posted by svtavino:
bobmin did you get the suspension done how does it ride on the value struts? I think I will be doing the same thing soon for my wifes car.
The value struts work great, I've commented on some other threads. I never messed with the control arms, maybe next year. Here's a quote and a link:
"I put the value struts on the front of my '99SE. This weekend I drove it from Spokane to Portland to give to my daughter, 80mph most of the way with a couple of 95mph blasts. The stability over the old struts was terrific although the four wheel alignment I just got didn't hurt either. I wrote a report right after I installed them, hopefully the link works:
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=susp&Number=1166147&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=1
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Thanks for the report and I don't know how I missed that post.
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