Crossmember bolt holes stripped

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04-07-2010, 02:50 PM

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Crossmember bolt holes stripped

Ive had my crossmember spot welded in for the past few years. Im pulling my trans out this weekend, im wondering what the bolt and thread size is so I can replace one bolt thats missing and heli coil the holes that are stripped out. Anyone know these sizes?

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04-09-2010, 04:45 AM

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Re: Crossmember bolt holes stripped

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04-09-2010, 07:56 AM

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Re: Crossmember bolt holes stripped

The bolts are metric - M10 x 1.5 x 32. I had one strip out, but instead of using a helicoil, I tapped the stripped hole using a 7/16-14 tap (slightly larger than the M10), then used a standard bolt.

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04-09-2010, 08:48 AM

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Re: Crossmember bolt holes stripped

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Originally Posted by calebzman

The bolts are metric - M10 x 1.5 x 32. I had one strip out, but instead of using a helicoil, I tapped the stripped hole using a 7/16-14 tap (slightly larger than the M10), then used a standard bolt.

I did the exact same thing