Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2009/3/13 18:20:42

problem solved:

i used my old bolt, cleaned up the threads on the side that i cut off. i took the spacer out of the hole and ground off the same amount that i cut off the bolt. made sure it was flat and put it back. this allowed it to squish more on the side that i cut the bolt on.

now i have about 3-4 threads showing from both sides of the bolt i cut. the other bolt on the passengers side has about 4-5 threads showing, so i am good to go now. i also used thread locker on the one i cut just to make sure.

everything went back together very easily and looks fine now. thanks for all your help and for sending me the bolt to give it a whirl.

let this be a lesson to everyone...don't mess up your u-bolts! they are apparently a rare bread to find the right one! LOL!

do you want me to ship back the bolt you sent me???

thanks,

Hank