Found my elusive rattle but then another problem

oki916 · 08-30-2010, 12:34 PM

Well...finally had some time to get up under the truck this past weekend and went searching for that elusive rattle I keep hearing.

Turns out it is the driver side high flow dynatech mid. Hit it with the mallet and you heard pieces rattling around inside there and then I hit the exhuast further back and you could really here it.

Now, what to do...got other expenses to take care of at this point so I guess I am going to have to just live with it for some time longer.

So then since I am under the truck I replace the bushings for the Helwig front sway-bar as a few of them had cracked under the pressure (and since I called Helwig and they sent me a completely new set free of charge)

Get that done and then go to bolt up the bar to the U frame mounts (you know the ones that go around the big bushing that actually holds the bar). Well, the damn 3/8 threads in the frame strip out on the driver's side, so I tap it out to 7/16 and put 2 newly purchased Grade 8 bolts in there.

Get it all bolted up and then POP!! The bolt closest to the front bumper strips out of the mount.

So basically at this point, the front sway bar is bolted on with 3 of the 4 bolts (both on the passenger side and 1 on the driver side) I don't think a bigger bolt will fit through the U mount that holds the bar to the frame and it seems like the hole is stripping bigger.

What to do?

SoFlaHarley · 08-30-2010, 12:54 PM

Sell the truck and give me your engine and SC!!!!

oki916 · 08-30-2010, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SoFlaHarley

Sell the truck and give me your engine and SC!!!!

LOL...yea, you wish

oki916 · 08-30-2010, 06:00 PM

Pics added

GRANTBP · 08-30-2010, 07:29 PM

go to muffer shop have them to burn in a bolt

fepony · 08-30-2010, 07:34 PM

Matt, take the damn things off and weld in some straight pipe. You will hear nothing but the sweet sound of power.

oki916 · 08-30-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fepony

Matt, take the damn things off and weld in some straight pipe. You will hear nothing but the sweet sound of power.

Yea...I thought about that...the passenger side is fine. Curious as to would it be worth taking both high flow cats out or just the one?

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Originally Posted by GRANTBP

go to muffer shop have them to burn in a bolt

I assume you mean burn in a bolt in the existing hole and then I just run the mount onto the bolt and take a nut and screw it down tight?

Like this? Sorry for the bad pic, but you get the idea

Tweek03HD · 09-02-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SoFlaHarley

Sell the truck and give me your engine and SC!!!!

Thats the only way!!! Dude, the truck is ruined, Share the rest and just remember the good times! Stop being so selfish and greedy and give up the Motor and Blower, You dont need it anymore.

Greedy Ba#^ard!!!!!!!

Harley#356 · 09-03-2010, 11:05 AM

you could install a nutsert or a rivnut in place, or have a shop weld in something similar to a bung

'02 H-D #677 · 09-09-2010, 05:16 PM

As said ^^^ Rivnut will work fine and are easier to install than Nutsert. Those bolts don't need to be torqued so dang tight that the bolts "pop"!

frame set

Sport90 · 09-09-2010, 10:54 PM

sell the truck, send the money and the pooch. WUZHRNM said WMM?

oki916 · 09-10-2010, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sport90

sell the truck, send the money and the pooch. WUZHRNM said WMM?

Very funny...very funny.

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fepony Moderator Charter Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,813 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	Matt, take the damn things off and weld in some straight pipe. You will hear nothing but the sweet sound of power.

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Harley#356 Worlds Fastest HD F150!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Week-Philly; Weekend-Souf Jerz Posts: 31,622 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	you could install a nutsert or a rivnut in place, or have a shop weld in something similar to a bung

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'02 H-D #677 Charter Member Paid Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 6,922 NHTOC member #: 25 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	As said ^^^ Rivnut will work fine and are easier to install than Nutsert. Those bolts don't need to be torqued so dang tight that the bolts "pop"! frame set

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Sport90 Oki916's Dad Paid Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: N. Va. & Leland NC Posts: 1,244 NHTOC member #: 103 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	sell the truck, send the money and the pooch. WUZHRNM said WMM?