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So I have this bolt w/castle nut. It is one of the four bolts that hold the front driver side drum onto the spindle assembly. One of the two bottom bolts (the longer ones) has the threads at the very end slightly mushed from some idiot hitting it with a hammer to free it (I plead the fifth), therefore not allowing the castle bolt to screw on. Is there an easy fix for this? Or do you know where I might find replacement bolts (and what the particular bolt is called, if it has a specific name?).
So I have this bolt w/castle nut. It is one of the four bolts that hold the front driver side drum onto the spindle assembly. One of the two bottom bolts (the longer ones) has the threads at the very end slightly mushed from some idiot hitting it with a hammer to free it (I plead the fifth), therefore not allowing the castle bolt to screw on. Is there an easy fix for this? Or do you know where I might find replacement bolts (and what the particular bolt is called, if it has a specific name?).
No year, no model, no series. How do you expect anyone to help you?
Take it to a hardware store to find size and pitch. Buy all new bolts and castle nuts. Drill hole in bolts where needed. I like McMaster Carr online, but any well stocked hardware store should have castle nuts. Make sure to get the hardness rating same as original bolt or at least grade 8.
Next time, protect the threads by removing the castle nut and partially screwing it back on facing the wrong direction before hitting the bolt with a hammer.
Take it to a hardware store to find size and pitch. Buy all new bolts and castle nuts. Drill hole in bolts where needed. I like McMaster Carr online, but any well stocked hardware store should have castle nuts. Make sure to get the hardness rating same as original bolt or at least grade 8.
Next time, protect the threads by removing the castle nut and partially screwing it back on facing the wrong direction before hitting the bolt with a hammer.
Thanks for the website suggestion, I'll definitely be browsing that in the future. I did learn about the reverse castle nut technique, unfortunately not until after the damage had been done. Oops.
Originally Posted by 85e150
Go after it with a file or a grinder then a file. Or find a die of that size to run on to it. Serving suggestion.
This is what I ended up doing, and after spending some quality time with my file, I fixed it up.
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