Broke strut bolt

[Qking95]

I accidently broke one of the 3 strut bar bolts on one side and was curiouse if I could still drive and how bad it could be. Also how much do you think i'm lookin at cost wise to fix it by a mechanic?

 

[Colt4G63 also]

It's just a little stud. Tap it out with a punch, and slip a new one in from the bottom. If you were to bring it to my shop I would charge you about $10 for the whole deal including parts. (I have a few laying around.)

 

[Qking95]

Lol Wish I could find a mechanic that cheap.

 

[Colt4G63 also]

Lol Wish I could find a mechanic that cheap.

I charge $73 per hour, but we're talking about less than 5 minutes of work.

 

[romeen]

Your other option is to replace the entire front upper shock mount. This requires a spring compressor (Autozone loans them out for free) and basic hand tools but isn't hard to do. I've seen the mounts on ebay but you can also find them very cheap in the classifieds.

95 99 Eclipse Talon FRONT Upper Strut Mount Plates | eBay

As far as driving around with the broken stud, I personally wouldn't risk it whatsoever. If the mount fails the results could be a nasty accident.

 

[Colt4G63 also]

I just swept my shop floor today and picked up a stud from a DSM strut mount and thought of this thread.