Got alignment and shop screwed up my spacer. Need ONE H&R 25mm...

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07-26-2007, 07:58 AM

HugeTTs

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Got alignment and shop screwed up my spacer. Need ONE H&R 25mm...

The !@#$%^& alignment shop said I tightened it too tight, it bored the threads right out of one of the holes.

I find this funny because I torqued each one to spec... and I didn't use power tools. Car feels great, but I'm missing a lug now and that's just annoying...

Anyone have one laying around, or even know if you can buy just one? I literally got them a WEEK ago....

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07-26-2007, 08:51 AM

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no - shops do that with an impact wrench; alum spacers strip when some >

bozo intern mechanic goes wild.

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07-26-2007, 08:58 AM

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they're trying to put the blame on you....if you hand torque...they will not strip...

but any air impact tool will. one possibility is that they didn't change the direction of the impact and stripped it that way. takes alot to strip them by hand.