[brosidelong]

Long story short, I broke the strut bar mounting bolt that secures the brace that runs from the firewall to the chassis - the center E14 bolt in the picture. Sheared clean off just loosening it up with a ratchet

How big of a problem is it? I've had bad experiences using easyout bits and tapping out broken bolts, so if I can get away with leaving it off/replacing the OEM braces with a strut-to-strut aftermarket brace, I'd rather do that.

[brosidelong]

bump. anyone?

[serotoninsteve]

You can mount the M3 brace, it uses the 3 mounting screws from the top hats.

[Eat.Sleep.Race]

Originally Posted by serotoninsteve

You can mount the M3 brace, it uses the 3 mounting screws from the top hats.

I agree!

[Fundguy1]

Originally Posted by Eat.Sleep.Race

I agree!

That's what I'm doing

[jin]

Anyone have the part number for this bolt? Cant seem to find it on realoem.

The bolt came out pretty easy with a screw extractor on a drill. Pro tip - 60 degrees only not 90 degrees when doing the final torque

Edit. Found it.

[Bmwner]

Originally Posted by brosidelong

Long story short, I broke the strut bar mounting bolt that secures the brace that runs from the firewall to the chassis - the center E14 bolt in the picture. Sheared clean off just loosening it up with a ratchet

How big of a problem is it? I've had bad experiences using easyout bits and tapping out broken bolts, so if I can get away with leaving it off/replacing the OEM braces with a strut-to-strut aftermarket brace, I'd rather do that.

It just happened to me .... can i safely drive my car without this bolt for couple of days ? I would assume only the Bmw dealership sells these bolts. How much did u pay for it?

[GATORB8]

Originally Posted by Bmwner

It just happened to me .... can i safely drive my car without this bolt for couple of days ? I would assume only the Bmw dealership sells these bolts. How much did u pay for it?

You should be fine for a couple days, may want to secure the bar if you get some vibration noise. Realoem shows it as a M10x16 should be able to get something that will work fine from the fastener bins at Ace Hardware for a buck.

The bolt is $1.53 per realoem at the dealer.

[titium]

Originally Posted by serotoninsteve

You can mount the M3 brace, it uses the 3 mounting screws from the top hats.

+1

m3/1m brace is much better design helps secure the strut tops much better and you don't even need that bolt at all, problem solved.

[Bmwner]

Good to know, now i have to remove the broken bolt.... Thanks

[mwd1676]

Originally Posted by Bmwner

Good to know, now i have to remove the broken bolt.... Thanks

How did you get the broken bolt out? I torqued mine down to 28 ft/lbs, which was between the 25 and 30 ft/lbs I kept seeing as the recommended torque specs. The passenger side was fine, driver side snapped. This was one of the last bolts I tightened after replacing the eccentric shaft sensor.. unbelievable.

[feuer]

Originally Posted by mwd1676

How did you get the broken bolt out? I torqued mine down to 28 ft/lbs, which was between the 25 and 30 ft/lbs I kept seeing as the recommended torque specs. The passenger side was fine, driver side snapped. This was one of the last bolts I tightened after replacing the eccentric shaft sensor.. unbelievable.

I have tighten the bolts on mine lot more than that. Many times. Probably 50/60lbs. I should still have mine bolts. I went with home made version of 1M brace. I can look for them if you want them.

[Bmwner]

Originally Posted by mwd1676

How did you get the broken bolt out? I torqued mine down to 28 ft/lbs, which was between the 25 and 30 ft/lbs I kept seeing as the recommended torque specs. The passenger side was fine, driver side snapped. This was one of the last bolts I tightened after replacing the eccentric shaft sensor.. unbelievable.

I used a broken screw extractor.

[dleccord]

Drill it out? Not that hard. Not sure where the M3 strut comments are coming from but that’s a $2-300 option, as opposed to a new bolt.

[Adieu]

Its big enough to extract.


When in doubt, get an Irwin/Hansen extractor set, theyll include the correct drill bit too and actually tell you what sizes itll work on

[talalaq]

Originally Posted by jin

Anyone have the part number for this bolt? Cant seem to find it on realoem.

The bolt came out pretty easy with a screw extractor on a drill. Pro tip - 60 degrees only not 90 degrees when doing the final torque

Edit. Found it.

How did you find this I broke my bolt on my f30 and can't find the part number