Rear wheel hub bolt fell out when I was driving. Need to find a new one
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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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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.
As long as the threads aren't dicked up you'll be fine.
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