EricRyan

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I need the length, diameter and pitch info on the bolt that secures the top of the air pump down.

Mine fell and magically disappeared, and yes I undid the undertray cover.

Here's a picture of the hole it goes through.

EricRyan

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Bump

NCMontegott

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order a new one from malloy

luckyseven

Probly an m10 or m12 thread is 1.25 lenght anywhere from 40mm + should work you may have to dye the shoulder off another bolt

EricRyan

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Thank you very much sir!

Anyone with any more info on it, please speak up before tomorrow morning.

If I have no luck with it the first time, yes, I will probably call Malloy Mazda and get some exact info on it.

dgeesaman

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The bolt is exactly as long as the brackets on the air pump. The mazda bolt is partly threaded - only about an inch.

If you know anyone local with FD parts it shouldn't be hard to get one.

Dave

EricRyan

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Yeah, I remember that it only had maybe like 6-7 threads at the end of it, I used a 12mm socket to take it off, I'd say the diameter of the bolt itself is M10 and like luckyseven said, 1.25 sounds right.

EricRyan

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Oh and the only other FD I've seen in Louisiana was in "hondahater"s driveway for a few weeks (was a friend of his). So junkyards are pretty much out of the question down here.

DaleClark

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I would put in a bigger search party to find that bolt. That's a BIG damn bolt, relatively speaking, and if you actually saw it drop into the engine bay, a good search should turn it up. Get down and dirty in there with a flashlight.

I REALLY hate to just let fasteners go if I lose one. It's VERY possible it's sitting in your radiator fans - first time the fans kick on, that could go through your radiator. Or it could do any number of other bad things to your car. That's far more of a reason to find it, IMHO.

Dale

EricRyan

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It was me and my girlfriend looking for it for about 2 hours, with 2 flashlights + daylight. I looked underneath, from above, in and around the 1st e-fan housing, pulled the intercooler out to check the 2nd fan, on top of and around the subframe. I really am at a loss about this bolt, I've had a few lost bolt situations (I always work with gloves = butterfingers) just like this, they never ever turn up and it's just one of those mysteries of the car world.

And it's not like it's a tiny rusty old bolt that would blend in with the rest of the bay. This bolt is relatively new, really long and bright silver in color. I just don't understand, there's only so many ways a bolt can fall.