Stripped bolt on shifter
I took apart my shift knob the other night to try and chase down a really obnoxious rattle that I've noticed since I bought the car. I took it apart, found the rattle (turns out it was just some loose screws holding the plastic parts around the shift boot), and then went to put it back together again. As I screwed down the collar holding the shift lever down, I noticed that one bolt was just spinning relatively freely and not tightening. When I pulled the bolt all the way out and looked closely, it looked as if the threads that the bolt had been screwed into had stripped, the bolt itself didn't look too bad (unfortunately).
I think it is highly unlikely that I stripped it. I wasn't cranking on it hard and was actually just using a screwdriver with a 10mm socket to tighten it. My guess is that it was stripped by a prior owner at some time when he replaced the shifter. The problem I have now is that I know one of those three bolts is not real firm and needs to be fixed. I'm just not sure how to go about doing it. Should I drill it out and re-tap the threads? Drilling it out perfectly straight is going to be a bit tricky in that location. Any ideas suggestions? The offending bolt is identified below: http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...ipped-bolt.jpg |
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Originally Posted by Mahjik
(Post 7919499)
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Now I'm wondering about a couple of things that I don't know... 1) Do those tapped holes go all the way through the housing into the gearbox? (or whatever that is called). I'm wondering because I really don't want to be putting little bits of metal into the gearbox. If so, I may need to take that entire top piece off and I REALLY don't want to do that. Might take it to a shop if I have to take that apart. 2) Does the shop manual list the bolt size and thread specs? The bolt I have is toast, so I need a new one and want to make sure I use the proper size. 3) The tightening torques listed in the shop manual seem a bit high considering that one of the holes has already stripped. Anyone have an opinion? |
Originally Posted by dhays
(Post 7919644)
1) Do those tapped holes go all the way through the housing into the gearbox? (or whatever that is called).
Originally Posted by dhays
(Post 7919644)
2) Does the shop manual list the bolt size and thread specs? The bolt I have is toast, so I need a new one and want to make sure I use the proper size.
Originally Posted by dhays
(Post 7919644)
3) The tightening torques listed in the shop manual seem a bit high considering that one of the holes has already stripped. Anyone have an opinion?
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Thanks for the replies. I was looking at it again and I think you're right, it doesn't look as difficult as I thought to remove the top of the gear box. I'll check the service manual to see if there are any issues with gaskets etc...
I'll also look again at the torque settings. I know they often list several specs, and ft/lbs isn't the first. |
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