View Full Version : This bolt seems to have gone missing...


Shivan000
03-05-2008, 08:14 PM
My car was feeling a little funny this morning, so I pulled over, cranked the wheel all the way over, and had a look.

Driver Side
http://i28.tinypic.com/169oz9x.jpg

Passenger Side
http://i26.tinypic.com/70gtw0.jpg

It looks like it only holds part of the lower strut brace (I think thats what its called), but can somebody confirm this? Does anybody know what kind of bolt this was?

OneSlowM3
03-05-2008, 08:23 PM
swaybar end link bolt

Tangent
03-05-2008, 08:38 PM
Be very careful in turns until you get that fixed, the handling will be way off...

Shivan000
03-05-2008, 08:41 PM
Looking at the diagrams, it looks to be items 10 and 11 here. M8 X 45MM bolt and M8 nut.

http://i30.tinypic.com/207bbjd.png

huh. Interesting. The handling really doesn't seem to be that off. I will be careful, though.

tsweers89
03-05-2008, 09:55 PM
well you never know how long its been off.

Shivan000
03-05-2008, 10:21 PM
well you never know how long its been off.

I noticed it when I left work, and drove 35 miles home without a problem. So at least that long. I blame the huge potholes around here.