Stripped crankshaft bolt!
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:45 pm
I have an 86 Spree and I runied what I think is the crankshatf rod? I absolutely cannot get any nut to stay on and cannot not rethread the bolt. What should I do?
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:11 pm
Pics? If you did strip your crank its fubar and has to be replaced.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:46 pm
bad link
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:55 pm
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:05 pm
Crank is junk, will need a new crank and a full engine rebuild.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:49 am
no i say just try tapping it out first to put a smaller nut on it
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:41 pm
That might work, worth a shot I guess.justinnielsen01 wrote:no i say just try tapping it out first to put a smaller nut on it
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:07 pm
Tap it, put the nut on and tack it with a welder. Put a new belt on because it aint comming off after that. 
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:26 pm
You could put some welds on the shaft, then re-tap the crank. Too much heat will bake the seals, though, and then you'll need to pull the crank to replace them.
If you retap, look at the SAE (non-metric) sizes as well, there may be something smaller than what you have and larger than the next smallest metric.
If you retap, look at the SAE (non-metric) sizes as well, there may be something smaller than what you have and larger than the next smallest metric.