Stripped T-bar bolt
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You must have bottomed it out. It turns so hard to begin with, it could be hard to tell when you've bottomed out unless you check frequently. Mine are bottomed out now.
I would have thought the down pressure would help the remaining threads re-engage when you try to back it out.
Take off the cover around there and see what you can see.
Also, I split a socket doing it and it spun one time. Did you try another socket? Are you sure it's the bolt that's spinning? It's a 1/2" socket. A 13mm is too big and a 12 is pretty much too small on mine.
I would have thought the down pressure would help the remaining threads re-engage when you try to back it out.
Take off the cover around there and see what you can see.
Also, I split a socket doing it and it spun one time. Did you try another socket? Are you sure it's the bolt that's spinning? It's a 1/2" socket. A 13mm is too big and a 12 is pretty much too small on mine.
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U can get it out by going to sears and I beleive they are called "bolt-out sockets". Just do a searhc online and you'll see what I'm tlaing about.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...eneral+Purpose
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...eneral+Purpose
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is it the head or the threads or your socket that stripped? that would be handy info as strong as those bolts SHOULD be, i bet it would strip the socket before the head, esp if its a 1/2 and youre using a 13mm. also it should be very difficult to strip those threads, i mean, if you think about it, those threads are holding all the weight of your front end...
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You sound like some of the mechanics I work with! Man, rollaway tool boxes practically the size of my truck!
Love to have all that but I'm just a shadetree mechanic. Mostly working in my driveway at night. My one neighbor saw me the other day and said, "what's wrong, John?" and I said, "nothing, just checking some stuff." Then he said, "no, I mean, how come your doing it in the daylight?!"
Funny guy.
Love to have all that but I'm just a shadetree mechanic. Mostly working in my driveway at night. My one neighbor saw me the other day and said, "what's wrong, John?" and I said, "nothing, just checking some stuff." Then he said, "no, I mean, how come your doing it in the daylight?!"
Funny guy.
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Originally Posted by badkarma
if you're gonna crank the t-bar at least lift the front of your truck off the ground.
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