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Old Nov 16, 2013 | 12:51 PM
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Some butcher cooked one of the camber adjustment nuts on the upper control arm trying to loosen it and I have to replace the bolt and nut after I cut it off.
Don't want to have to replace the whole control arm. Anyone have any suggestions where I can get just the bolts and nuts? 2000 dakota 4wd club cab Tried all the usual suspects.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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No dice in junk yards?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2013 | 01:10 PM
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Have a guy at a junk yard who is going to try Monday to salvage the bolts and nuts but wants $50 to sell me the whole assy. I need just the nuts and bolts and then i can cut the old one off and replace them and get a good alignment. Just put 4 new tires on it
Is beyond the capability of the Idiots at Town fair tire. I'll never go back there again!
 
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Old Nov 16, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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You are talking about the two vertical nuts/bolts, yes?

Junkyard should offer them sans the CA, they are not really part of the CA assembly.

I don't know how the bolts come out, they have a squaring flange that keeps the bolt from turning when you crank the nut.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2013 | 06:16 PM
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When I removed my upper arms I cant remember if those bolts will come out or not? How they stripped the nut is beyond me ugh I hate power tools and how shops abuse the tool everything gets the power tool by them ha ha.

More damage is done by power tools than you can imagine

On the junk yard you are stuck by how they will sell the parts to you they don't usually want to sell every small bolt and nut to you just an assembly the complete arm with nuts.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2013 | 07:46 PM
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When I removed my upper arms I cant remember if those bolts will come out or not? How they stripped the nut is beyond me ugh I hate power tools and how shops abuse the tool everything gets the power tool by them ha ha.

More damage is done by power tools than you can imagine

On the junk yard you are stuck by how they will sell the parts to you they don't usually want to sell every small bolt and nut to you just an assembly the complete arm with nuts.
and dad questions why I'm always using hand tools...
 
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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 10:49 AM
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The junkyard just called. He has the CA w/ bolts and nuts for $50. I see on line I can get whole new assy for 60$. Doesn't show nut but has bolts. Have to ask about nuts
 
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