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On 26 Mar 2003 at 11:25, Vlach, Joe -CKHS wrote: > I got a steering knuckle from the local boneyard; however, what I failed to > notice is that one of the bolts was stripped. The same bolt that appears to be > stripped on my current steering knuckle. I think somebody took these off with an > air wrench and just the combo. of too much torque and old steel stripped the > threads. > > Anyhow, what size should I drill it out to? You should take it to an automotive machine shop and have them repair that thread. They can put in a Heli-Coil insert that is the same size as the other hole so you'll be back with the correct size thread. It might be useful to give them a caliper and 2 correct metric bolts so that they get the right thread and the right center to center hole spacing. You should NOT drill these out to a larger size. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org