Dropped a bolt?

kaytipie · 08-23-2007, 05:50 PM

Hey today me and my boyfriend were installing my skunk2 lowering springs, as he was taking the three top bolts off the struts and one of the bolts accidently fell and went down beind where the top bolts are, where the wiper blade motors are. My question is how do I get the socket out?

NIGHTHAWKSI · 08-23-2007, 05:57 PM

get the socket out? i thought you dropped a nut(one of the 3 that holds the top of the strut)...

anyway...wont ever get it. go to the store and buy a nut that fits...i did the exact same thing.

udumkid · 08-23-2007, 06:30 PM

Magnetic pick up tool(looks like a teachers pointer,but with a magnet at the end)

***Zeuceone*** · 08-23-2007, 06:34 PM

you can take off the the the black plastic cover and that will give you a better view of the area.

***Sirbelch*** · 08-23-2007, 09:38 PM

Yeah, take off the plastic cover and ther is a flat metal piece that goes tower to tower and i'll bet you'll find it there.

J-StarR · 08-23-2007, 11:59 PM

I did the exact same thing a few days ago... luckily my friend had that magnetic tool that udumkid mentioned and we managed to fish it out of there. Definately pick one of those up, they're a life saver!

FG207Si · 08-25-2007, 12:54 AM

i had the same problem when i was doing my suspension, and i used a goose neck magnet to try and get it out but i could not find it so i just took of the black plastic and found it.

FG207Si · 08-25-2007, 12:56 AM

if you leave it in their you will hear it when you make turns, trust me i did not drop a bolt in their but my socket fell in and that drove me crazy hearing that thing go from one side to the other.

08-23-2007, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
kaytipie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 161 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Dropped a bolt? Hey today me and my boyfriend were installing my skunk2 lowering springs, as he was taking the three top bolts off the struts and one of the bolts accidently fell and went down beind where the top bolts are, where the wiper blade motors are. My question is how do I get the socket out?

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08-23-2007, 05:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
NIGHTHAWKSI Senior Member Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: long island Age: 23 Posts: 14,733 Ian iTrader: 13 / 100%	get the socket out? i thought you dropped a nut(one of the 3 that holds the top of the strut)... anyway...wont ever get it. go to the store and buy a nut that fits...i did the exact same thing.

08-23-2007, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
udumkid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 13.8@103mph N/A untuned Age: 88 Posts: 4,023 Rene.... iTrader: 8 / 100%	Magnetic pick up tool(looks like a teachers pointer,but with a magnet at the end)

08-23-2007, 09:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
*Sirbelch* Louder than 4 F404-GE-400 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vacaville CA Age: 27 Posts: 5,636 Paul iTrader: 1 / 100%	Yeah, take off the plastic cover and ther is a flat metal piece that goes tower to tower and i'll bet you'll find it there.

08-23-2007, 11:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
J-StarR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: York Region Age: 26 Posts: 926 iTrader: 4 / 100%	I did the exact same thing a few days ago... luckily my friend had that magnetic tool that udumkid mentioned and we managed to fish it out of there. Definately pick one of those up, they're a life saver!

08-25-2007, 12:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
FG207Si Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orlando Fl Posts: 212 iTrader: 1 / 100%	i had the same problem when i was doing my suspension, and i used a goose neck magnet to try and get it out but i could not find it so i just took of the black plastic and found it.

08-25-2007, 12:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
FG207Si Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orlando Fl Posts: 212 iTrader: 1 / 100%	if you leave it in their you will hear it when you make turns, trust me i did not drop a bolt in their but my socket fell in and that drove me crazy hearing that thing go from one side to the other.