Any ford techs on?

any ford techs on?

I broke a splined bolt on my f150 strut. The bolts that connect the lower control arm to the strut. see left side of pic related

does ford even sell these bolts?

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I think you would have more luck with this question if you asked on a specialized forum. Most people on Veeky Forums can barely do minor work on their car, such as oil changes.

replace it with a grade 8 or class 10.9 bolt from reputable auto parts/ hardware/ fastenal/ wherever. im sure ford sells it, but its not likely they will stock it at the stealership. you might have to wait a couple days.

also im not a ford tech, but i have been a mechanic for 16 years

You can just grab one from a junkyard, you'll need a press though if you want to keep your strut and just replaced the bolt. They are normally pretty well in there, idk if you could pound one out with a brass hammer.

neighbor gave me a 10.9.

Only concern is that it's not splined so there is some wiggle room.

think it will be OK for a day or so?

you mean hell?

I've experienced this. You can specialty order pretty much anything you need from a authorized dealers parts dept. But, be prepared to pay $7 a bolt sometimes, I shit you not. A cheaper option is to hit up your local Lowe's, ACE, or Home Depot. See if they have a fitting replacement and scoop one up(take one of your good bolts with you as a comparison). Usually I go for zinc plated, highest grade available. Hope this helps.

Day or so of plain daily driving, no dicking around? Sure.

Day or so of fucking around off-road? Well, it's your money.

You aren't going to find a bolt like that in a hardware store, I doubt even Fastenal or McMaster Carr would have the exact bolt.

FTE is pretty bomb, the dude's in the forum for my gen truck have way more knowledge about these things than I ever will

got it back together with the bolt and it seems to be doing it's job. i'll call a dealership in the morning. thanks.

>buying a truck with coil springs

coils on the front are normal on 2wd trucks

>buying a 2wd truck

Well I mean, trucks are built for hauling and towing. 4WD is just going to add weight, and if you dont live in snow, then you'll barely use it.

I don't drive off any road more than a gravel road or a fire trail.

I don't care much for wheeling

I want to do burnouts and tow shit.

Nothing wrong with weight when your towing, just more traction on the important wheels.

Your best bet is probably hading to a u-pull-it and finding the part you need.
I snapped a banjo fitting on a brake caliper once, and short of buying an entirely new caliper that was my only option

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Looking at that part on the left side you need to first tap out the leftover stud and then look for a bolt that has similar dimensions and the same thread size, you will also need to purchase washers.

From the image I am posting,
C is your thread pitch,
D is the major diameter
F is the minor diameter

The bolt will either be metric, unc, or unf cut.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Thread_Standard

The A and B lengths, from the sections of varying radii, should match as close as possible to the stock one.

You also need to purchase a washer to distribute the load of the bolt head over the hole.

At the very least you will want to use 18-8 steel or 304 steel.

Can you post the actual broken stud

Yea and if you poke holes into a condom it wont be able to work properly either. Stop shitposting the worst kind of meme advertising.

shut the fuck up dumb nerd

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What is this the first day of Introduction to Mechanical Engineering class? It's a splined bolt specific to that application, there's nothing to know except find another one from another F150 or buy one from Ford.

Dude, those studs are only pressed in so they're easy for the factory to install. It doesn't make is any stronger. Replace it with an appropriately sized bolt and nut and call it a day.

There are fasteners replaced with alternatives on millions of vehicles on the road.