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Originally Posted by jonfasch
There is no thread remaining… Broke off even…
With this being so low to the ground even with jacked… and facing fully down… I don’t think I can get a center punch, hammer or drill bit even to be able to center punch or drill it…
There is no access to the other end of the broken off bolt… just from the bottom for this specific bolt…
I feel this means that I would need to pull out that full assembly and put it on a bench… to work on it… Which looks like a chore to pull all of that out…
Bolts… I had bought ALL brand new bolts (4 each side) for the Lower Ball Joint Replaement.
Hard core wheeling… this is pretty much a commuting truck – 30 miles each way to work and back…
Just debating whether I leave it like this… I know not ideal.. but….
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Will have to fix it. 3 bolts with 8% more stress won't last long. It Is going to be a pita with all the rust. May be get another knuckle from a salvage yard. They go for about 40 bucks and then pb blaster the rest of the bolts. your cam bolts might also be seized so having a set on hand might be good. As mentioned by
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Brian.
might be worth a shot to try his recommendation.
