Stripped out caliper bolt hole...help!

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08-31-2012, 12:44 PM

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That's what I've been trying it just doesn't want to go so I'm wondering if maybe the threads or something are messed up on the end of the bolt even though they look fine. Ive wondered a few times if it's even the right bolt because it seems huge for the hole and the bolt head sticks out an inch or more farther than in needs to in the back and the spacer thing doesn't even fit through the rubber piece so it doesn't seem right

Unless it was packaged wrong the oversized bolt will work.

I do not mean for this to be offense in any way or to belittle your mechanical abilities but I have to ask...you are turning it the right direction, correct? Righty tighty lefty loosey?

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08-31-2012, 12:47 PM

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The overside caliper bolt work great for me. Take your time use WD-40 and back off ever step or so to keep the bolt from over working while cutting the new threads.

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08-31-2012, 02:14 PM

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The overside caliper bolt work great for me. Take your time use WD-40 and back off ever step or so to keep the bolt from over working while cutting the new threads.

Did it start cutting in right away for you?

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I already double checked that because it was the only reason i could think of that was making it not go in

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08-31-2012, 02:32 PM

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You'd be amazed how easy this would be if you rethread the hole with a tap that is the same size as the new bolt. It might even work to rethread it to the original size if the hole isn't bored out too bad.

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08-31-2012, 04:41 PM

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Just got home from Napa turns out I was right they gave me the wrong one so I'm going out to fix it now.

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08-31-2012, 09:38 PM

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Well it was to far gone for the oversize bolt....I hate this truck more everytime I have to work on it.
So I'm thinking it could be drilled and tapped to m10 x 1.25? the problem is finding a bolt for it

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