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Originally Posted by giagejohn
Fixed the door strut this past weekend. Took penguin's advice  and re-drilled/re-tapped a new hole. I wish I had re-read the answer before I drilled the first hole! This picture shows the fix. Red Arrow points to the original stripped location. Yellow arrow is attempt number one. The strut is too short to fully open the door from here.  Blue arrow shows the final attachment.
Here is a link to the site and part I purchased for the replacement.
AA Ball Stud 10mm=(3/8") 5/16 X 18 S316 Stainless H91591SSW $3.90
High Quality Automotive | Marine | Industrial Lift Supports
Search results for: 'H91591SSW'
Works great.
John |
I am about to do this repair. I have the ball stud but need to aquire a tap set.
What size hole did you drill and what size tap? I've viewed a few reference tables but trying to verify.
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