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1997 Mazda Protege Repair Question


Topics covered: Miscellaneous.
Mileage: 250,000 miles.

Asked on February 11, 2012

-i have a 97 lx and i can't get my stabilizer link bolts to tighten down .i've used an allen wrench to hold the stud ,but it only goes so far.

The bolts will tighten to a certain extent ,but then they get so tight tha t I actually stripped the allen wrench hole in the center of the stud
Avatar Asked by drumdude1965

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Replied on February 11, 2012

Are you sure that isn't as far as they should be? Are you cross threading?

Tiny Answered by Jacobandnickolas (expert)
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