While I was installing the shocks I just bought, I couldnt get the nut of the the front lower bolt on the radius arm.. well I must have puled too har4d and it snapped off before it even started getting to turn... I just used a normal ratchet wrench and the bolt snapped at the base of the threads. Slight problem, eh? My question is, how does this 'bolt' get removed and hos hard is it to repair? again, its the lower bolt that hold the lower end of the shock on the radius arm of my 4wd 1994 ranger. Any advice or help is greatly appreciated.. tomorrow morning before work I will be going into town to see if I can get the part. Iget to drive the old 93 silverado 1/2 ton farm truck that has corn groiwng in the back.. that oughta get some looks, lol...

other than that the whole process went well- I put the rears on and found that the exhaust sat on the shock boot- had to cut off the muffler and tailpipe so the boot wouldnt melt.. took it odwn the road with the new rear shocks and the exhaust cut off-- sounds not stoo bad- not loud but a little poppy. thats my next job for the truck--- any ideas? its got the 4.0L...

 

Your best bet is to find a replacement part at a junkyard or another source. The bolt could be drilled out then a new stud put into to hole and welded into place, but as you can imagine this is not the best option.

 

Same thing happened to my 94, Found a replacement stud at the local parts store. You have to drill out the broken 1 and the replacement has threads on both ends with a coller in the middle, put the short end through the hole you drilled with a nut and lock washer and the other end is for the shock, worked great

If you have an advanced auto parts near you just tell them what happened and they should have the part, I think it's in the HELP section.

 

Use left thread drill and drill it away carefully.

 

I did the same thing.

I got an angle grinder and cut off the stud flush with the radius arm, then drilled out where the stud was, to 5/8". (If you aren't familiar with drilling in metal, you have to start with a small hole then enlarge it; you'll never get through it if you just start with the big bit. Use oil, too.)

Then I got a 5/8" grade 8 bolt long enough to go through the radius arm, shock, and still have plenty of thread left over for the nut, and bolted the shock to the arm that way. Holding fine after 15 months...