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Sidekick strut mount flip question
« on: November 28, 2006, 12:01:21 PM »
I was looking through this set of instructions...
http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=13687.0
...and I noticed the guy says to drill out the bolt holes a little bit. I was just wondering why.
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Re: Sidekick strut mount flip question
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2006, 12:42:54 PM »
Quote from: olija on November 28, 2006, 12:01:21 PM
I was looking through this set of instructions...
http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=13687.0
...and I noticed the guy says to drill out the bolt holes a little bit. I was just wondering why.
Not my thread, but for me, I used larger(3/8") grade 8 bolts, so the holes needed to be drilled for the bigger bolts. I also used a 2.25 or 2.5"(can't remember) exhaust flange to fill in the rolled edge, as appose to the washers that are mentioned.
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Re: Sidekick strut mount flip question
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2006, 04:57:01 AM »
Quote from: olija on November 28, 2006, 12:01:21 PM
I was looking through this set of instructions...
http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=13687.0
...and I noticed the guy says to drill out the bolt holes a little bit. I was just wondering why.


M6 clearance hole should be 6.2mm. The standard hole size is too small for a stock bolt. When you remove the original studs its best to grind them or drill them out, drifting them out with a hammer tends to twist the metal about.
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