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ElantraClub - For Elantra Owners and Enthusiasts _ The Kia Zone _ maintenance on the wife's rio

Posted by: Bobzilla Mar 13 2015, 05:47 PM

and the fun continues...... Been sick the last few days. Finally got the new knuckle and between potty breaks (yeah, THAT kind of sick) got the new bearing pressed in, the hub pressed into the bearing. started slapping it together and had one of the ball joint bolts snap off IN the knuckle.

A M12 bolt.... snapped off. Son of a ...... fine. broke an easy out, so I just said screw it and drilled it the rest of the way out. Now I have to locate a M12x1.5 tap to rethread the hole. I'll be glad when this job is done.

To be honest, the entire center of the bolt was broken a long time. Not sure if it was stressed before, or just a bad cast or what, bit only about half of the bolt was a fresh break. Makes me feel a little bit better.

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