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Rear wheel hub bolt fell out when I was driving. Need to find a new one

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Old 03-09-10 | 03:10 AM
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Unhappy Rear wheel hub bolt fell out when I was driving. Need to find a new one

I was driving down a back country road doing about 35mph(the speed limit) I made a sharp left onto another road that led up a hill and heard a thud thud thud sound coming from the back of my car. I stopped the car in the middle of the hill and looked to see if one of my wheels had come loose, everything looked fine, so I drove it (slowly since it was still making the thudding sound) up to the top of the hill so I could park my car off the street. Since I couldn't see anything wrong I just called a tow truck. When I got it back to my place I drove it up the street so I could pin point where the sound was coming from, but I didn't hear anything, so I drove it about a block and made a sharp left turn and heard the thud thud thud sound. I got out of my car and my rear drivers side tire and hub was pointed left. I jacked up the car and moved the tire/hub back into alignment. Drove it slowly back to my house, took the wheel off and saw that I was missing a bolt that connected the hub to the A-arm. Now I need to figure out what size the bolt is so I can replace it. I am driving a '87 base with a 5 lug conversion.
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Old 03-09-10 | 07:17 AM
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Thats your DTSS bushing in there. It does the little toe increments. Get a new bolt, put it in there and torque it to spec.
As long as the threads aren't dicked up you'll be fine.
Old 03-09-10 | 03:03 PM
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Thanks, now I just need to figure out if the bushing got damaged.
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