Door check straps and bolts
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JammerX19
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Door check straps and bolts
Noticed one of the bolts on my drivers' side door check strap is loose. Tried to tighten it but it won't, just keeps spinning. Anybody ever run into this? Doesn't look like a regular nut on the other side...what is it?
Jody Farr
'74 124 Spider
'12 Fiat 500 Prima Edizione #13
'74 124 Spider
'12 Fiat 500 Prima Edizione #13
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azruss
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Re: Door check straps and bolts
jody, i think that is a floating plate inside a box. sounds like the hole is stripped. plate is too thin to helicoil. not a simple fix.
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manoa matt
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Re: Door check straps and bolts
The "nut" is actually captive within the door check strap itself. The "nut" is actually a stepped steel dowl that has a thredded hole in the center. The steel door check strap waps around the dowl tightly keeping it from spinning. However after years of use and repeated flexing the check strap looses its grip on the dowl allowing it to spin.
If you can get a needle nose pliers back there you can grip it and keep it from spinning. Or remove the other bolt and remove the check strap to see how its made which will help you fix the problem. I guess you could always tack weld the dowel to the check strap, or epoxy it to keep it from spinning.
If you can get a needle nose pliers back there you can grip it and keep it from spinning. Or remove the other bolt and remove the check strap to see how its made which will help you fix the problem. I guess you could always tack weld the dowel to the check strap, or epoxy it to keep it from spinning.