aaaagh!!! urgent

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i'm sitting at work fixin to go in and smokin a cigarette and i'm lookin at my jeep i see the bolt for my rear lower control arm half stickin out! and there's no nut there i need to get somewhere to get one does anyone know what size it is i went to rubicon express and looked it up and can't find anything. it' 5.5 extreme duty longarm kit.

[probable cause]

bump

[Henthorn]

Cant confirm on size, but is their a Home Depot or Lowes arround the area?

[probable cause]

yes there is but i don't want to take the bolt out and not be able to get it back in.

[probable cause]

i might just go and have someone come out and measure it.

[jpotts]

I want to say it's a 3/8 x 3" I think you can snag one from a radius arm without a problem.

[Henthorn]

Nuts are very cheap.. just buy one of each size you think it might be.. probably only run you about 1.00 or so... put it on in the parking lot and return the rest... ive done it before.... right before HD closed for the night.

[Digger]

I found the parts list on the interenet, it's detailed but doesn't say nut size, let me look at it again for bolt size, BRB

[Digger]

Nope it doesn't say, where are you? I have calipers and Micrometers I'm at 44st and Indian School rd

[jpotts]

What area of the valley do you work?

[Digger]

Excellent Idea, Andrew!

[DrewDog]

PC, where are you at? ........D

[pipelineaudio]

Copper state and some other stores sell thread guides...VERY handy for this sort of thing, theyre pennies. Of course it won't help you this exact second, but be prepared for next time

I have one like this on a brake cable http://www.dvorakmachine.com/photos/thread_gauge.jpg but True Value has them sitting on the shelf you could ask to borrow

[TRLR8TDTJ]

If it is stock I believe it is 14mm. If you have longarm and it is the bolt that connects to the skid it is 9\16.

Kyle

[probable cause]

hey guys i putted down the road to lowes checking at every stop light that it was still in. it is a 5/8 bolt i bought plenty of spares thanks guys.

[terron gregg]

lock tight is your new friend

[probable cause]

word

[Fire Ball]

Not a bad idea to have a spare for all your critical nuts and bolts. Also know where on your jeep you can rob one in an emergency. :D

[tywilson88]

haha, i cant belive it... your jeep is like herbie, and he's mad at you.

[AZG23]

I had a bunch of spare nuts n bolts..but all my friends Jeeps keep falling apart and using my stash all up...

[mingoglia]

I too carry a bunch of spare nuts and bolts among other things. My problem though is I carry all that stuff in my assortment of cases I load into my Jeep when I wheel. I unload all that junk when I run my Jeep on the street. It's pretty sad, I have enough spare junk to rebuild a Jeep when I'm on the trail but I don't carry anything on the road. If I were to get a flat on the side of the road I'd have to wait for AAA since I don't carry a jack, or even a lug wrench for that matter. :)

[TerryandGeri]

If you have the tools to put the new nut back on then you can take off a nut on the other side and get one like it....

[ltklein]

For future...just call the RE guys on the 800 line. They are VERY helpful and VERY friendly.

I had the same question about several bolts. I bought my kit from a private owner, didn't get all the parts and they were more than willing to answer every annoying question. They also sent me some parts that were missing, even knowing didn't purchase retail...