Re: BlueScooby's 06 STI - 8/14/13 Wheel Spacers Installed! (pics)
so just to preface this, my struts have been revalved by FEAL, which involves drilling a hole in the top of the strut mounting bolt. This does weaken the bolt, but normally shouldn't be an issue.
So this afternoon I installed my camber plate bearings, and the very last bolt to be tightened was the strut top bolt for the drivers side strut. As i started to torque the nut down, the bolt sheared right off, flush with the top of the camber plate. Now i'm up a friggin creek without a paddle. I need to find a new strut to use. This is my DD, and it is now not drive-able. Supposedly Advance Auto will have a strut for me in the morning, but I'm not sure if it is going to be the right thing. Supposedly nobody really does aftermarket OEM replacements that you can get from an auto parts store? Whatever it is, i really hope it works. Once I get the strut off the car, I'm going to send it back to FEAL. Odi is going to work with me on getting it repaired so I can get it back in the car. Basically a new insert will have to be used.
Heres hoping I can use whatever Advanced Auto has tomorrow...
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