86subaru Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) i broke the bolt that tights the power steering / alt , on my 95 legacy L wagon , yes it's 14mm on top, so tried to use a vise grip to put it back in ,no luck it stops and the alt belt is very loose, is there another bolt that will work or is the treads reversed ???? and i screwed it up ???? Edited February 24, 2009 by 86subaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 yeah, just replace the entire contraption if you're talking about the tensioner. you can pull it out and just see if it's a regular bolt though, it's got to come off to replace it anyway. pull it off and have a look. thread a nut on it if you have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) well no long enough bolts here, so tomorrow going to the hardware store, wife has other car right now, the other part has to stay there so you can tighten up the belt,it's by the power steering pump , seems real loose even after i ran a bolt though and nut Edited February 25, 2009 by 86subaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 If you're talking about the adjusting long bolt they are like 4-5 bucks (IIR)at the dealer - and mine doesn't stock them. One time I bought a bolt and had to thread it the rest of the way up. 1.25 threads (Subaru standard). I used my threaded one then swapped to the dealer one later. Original bolt had gaulded to the little aluminum gizmo that has the jamb bolt on it. When I went to do the timing belt I couldn't save it. I couldn't find an off the shelf bolt at Lowes, Home Depot, Advance, or other hardware or auto parts stores. But I did find one that I could thread the balance of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 ok, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinthe202 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Yeah, that's going to be a tough one to find locally. Long metric bolts of the size and pitch used in autos is not an easy thing to find off the shelf. Get Davebugs to tell you the diameter of the bolt (m10? m12?) and get a measure on how long it needs to be then you might be able to find one on Mcmaster.com or Grainger.com or MSCdirect.com all of which would ship faster then the dealer. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 well got it fixed , aleast enough to drive if need be, got the broken one put back in [ head broke] board members are sending some, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOthis Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Just for future reference...I picked one of those adjusting bolts up for my WRX at NAPA....yes surprisingly they had one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 86Subaru - glad you got it sorted out. I just got on to post about the bolt. EVO - do you live at NAPA looking for weird stuff? I no longer have a NAPA local. They were the only ones stocking a weird size helicoil set for my VW. They were the only ones with parking brake shoes for a late 90's OBW(that you told me about). And thay stock 1.25pitch 10mm bolts - and long ones at that ? Bad news is that they are all independent so you have to call them all. They can't tell you the inventory of the NAPA in the next town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinthe202 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Bad news is that they are all independent so you have to call them all. They can't tell you the inventory of the NAPA in the next town. This both their strongest and weakest point. The Napa where I lived in Oakland had EVERYTHING it seemed like. The napa I live near now doesn't carry squat for non-American makes. In fact, nobody around me really does (at least for subaru), if it's slightly obscure it's either the dealer (who always has to order) or online. Ahhh hickville! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 i was thinking napa might have one, may buy a few for spares, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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