i installed the passenger side of the rear tie bar just fine but i got to the drivers side and it all when fine till i started wrenching in and ended up cross treading. i was removing it but its now jammed. halfway screwed in. when im done fixing the front end from my wreck should i drive it to a shop?(is it safe?) or what?

 

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prolly not very safe...if u messed up the threads u'll prolly need a new strut mount..

 

strut mount? this doesnt have anything to do w/ the struts. i tried an impact wrench, didnt go in so i have to remove the bolt w/ a breaker bar and try putting it back in. i kno that i bent the lil bolt out of place so im gonna take a hammer or something and put it back. its just hard doing it under a jack stand. so im gonna take it to a shop. this guy quoted me 40 bucks for the front and back tie bars, ima go there and ask him to do it.


gona take some pix to show u wat i mean

 

which one is it 1 or 2? if its the bolts for 1, u'll need a new mount, thats wut those screws are, they connect to the strut, hold the spring on, and is wut connect the suspension to the car. if it's 2 then just cut it off and buy a new bolt.

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sorry i didnt specify. im talking about the rear lower bar


passenger side. went thru all the way just fine

drivers side. see it wont go all the way thru. can u notice the bend in the nut?

 

yup that looks crossthreaded-- just bust it off & get a new nut & bolt

 

Yea you should be ok for the time being but I'd try and get another one.

 

i dont think that nut comes off its on the car forever. it like welded to the car. So u would have to get a thread restorer and rethread the nut and then buy a new bolt.

 

ill just take it to a shop and have them cut out the current peice and weld in a new nut