Hey!

When I was removing the front ride side inner fender liner, The bolts supporting the vacuum reservoir/canister snapped.

I've tried looking everywhere and I can't seem to find the part number/name of the bolt.

Here is a picture




To me they look like a channel bolt, but again I'm unsure, hopefully someone knows.

I believe the part number for the reservoir is 4C3Z-9E453-AA if that helps.

If anyone can recommend another that I can maybe pick up from the local auto store that would also work.

2002 F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.8 L V10

Thanks,

 

Bumping an old thread, but I'm in the same boat. Anyone have the part number for the flat head T-bolts that hold the canister to the fender liner?

 

I was looking for the same thing, having pulled two of these reservoirs at the junk yard and all but one of the bolts snapped. Talk about lousy hardware.

Anyway, I haven't installed it yet, but I found t-bolts in the plumbing section that are nearly the same shape. They're longer and will need to be cut down, and the flat sides of the head might need to be shaved ever so slightly to fit the channel, but they should do the trick and ought to hold up to wet conditions.

 

Get carriage bolts at your local hardware store and use those.

 

That would probably work, too, but aren't carriage bolts always round heads? That would require more shaving than the plumbing t-bolts, which only needed ~1mm taken off.

I re-used the one bolt that didn't snap, soaking it in vinegar, wire brushing it, and adding some anti-seize. The nut spun on easily by hand, which is a far cry from the bolt-snapping force it took to remove. The plumbing stuff usually comes in 2-packs for toilets, so if you can re-use one original bolt, that'll save you $5 for a second pack.

 

I did exactly that, plumbing t-bolts ground down to length and narrowed/shortened the heads to fit the canister. Worked perfectly and cost about $3.