Do most ek's have this problem?


raidacaipo

raidacaipo

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UPDATE! PROBLEM FIXED! Check it out on page 2 with details and step by step information
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The welded nut for the rear camber kit bolts breaks loose from the firewall. It usually happens when you install an aftermarket camber kit and you put the 14mm bolt in wrong. The welded nut usually breaks from the firewall on the inside. How do you fix this?

As you can see, both of the nut that is welded on to the back is broken off
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I was thinking of using a thread repair such as Helicoil but the wall is too thin
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I bought this nut from autozone. Its a m10 x 1.25 nut. This is the same one that was welded onto the inside of the wall.
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I dont understand why Honda decided to weld a nut on the back when they know its going to break off sometime soon. And make it worst when you cant even gain access to the back of the firewall to fix it.

Does anyone have any suggestions or have a similar problem? It sucks because I cant drive my car for now
 
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Happen to me :( Had to cut open the sheet metal to access the area to fix this and weld it all back up, big job :angry2:
 
i never seen this happen before but as blinx says doesnt look like nice job to repair
 
Same design on the engine torque mount.

A friend had to cut a window to hold a new nut.

This one seems to be worse to fix.

Good luck !
 
hummm...another reason for me to be concerned about installing a camber kit.
is there anything that can prevent this from happening? Or is this something that just needs to be addressed once its broken off?
 
tama666 said:
hummm...another reason for me to be concerned about installing a camber kit.
is there anything that can prevent this from happening? Or is this something that just needs to be addressed once its broken off?
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tama666 said:
hummm...another reason for me to be concerned about installing a camber kit.
is there anything that can prevent this from happening? Or is this something that just needs to be addressed once its broken off?
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My advice would be to install the 2 14mm bolts on the camber kit and the wall first and then lift up the wheel hub and try as hard as you can to put in the long 14mm bolt that connects with the hub and the camber kit..

I tried it the other way where I put the long single 14mm bolt on the camber kit and the wheel hub first, and then I tried to put the 2 14mm bolts that connects to the firewall.. the only problem is that it will create tension which causes you to screw the bolts in crooked.. which will result in my situation.
 
blinx9900 said:
Happen to me :( Had to cut open the sheet metal to access the area to fix this and weld it all back up, big job :angry2:
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aww man.. this sucks.. Its in my garage right now so I would either have to tow it to a shop or find a welder who has portable tools.. I knew I was going to have to cut something.. if only I can gain access to the back side then I would just use a nut like the one you see me holding and just screw it onto the bolt.
 
raidacaipo said:
My advice would be to install the 2 14mm bolts on the camber kit and the wall first and then lift up the wheel hub and try as hard as you can to put in the long 14mm bolt that connects with the hub and the camber kit..

I tried it the other way where I put the long single 14mm bolt on the camber kit and the wheel hub first, and then I tried to put the 2 14mm bolts that connects to the firewall.. the only problem is that it will create tension which causes you to screw the bolts in crooked.. which will result in my situation.
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Thank you for the information. So you think that your suggested way would prevent the bolt from coming loose during installing the kit. :shocked:
 
tama666 said:
Thank you for the information. So you think that your suggested way would prevent the bolt from coming loose during installing the kit. :shocked:
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definitely...

More pictures. As you can see I tried going under and cutting a square from the bottom. Therefore I can put a ratchet inside and have it hold onto the nut and tighten it. But I stopped cutting because I had second thoughts

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You can see that from the back side there is no access to the bolt. So for people with similar problems dont go inside your trunk and cut. Its a separate wall.
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Wouldn't go cutting squares out of your chassis legs, they're structural :shocked:
 
That looks like an awesome idea. Let us know if this works out. This can be very helpful to a lot of people.
 
I was just about to say to use the rivet nut :)).
I use them at work in steel constructions for buildings and such.
They are also available in aluminium and stainless steel.
They are just as strong as a regular nut but you need a proper sheet thickness to let the rivet lock itself.You Def. need to remove the old nut and make a bigger hole to replace it with a rivet nut.
 
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