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Old 01-19-2018, 11:28 AM
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The bolt holding the housing onto my 91 Bonneville fell into another dimension through the portal hidden under my car. So after 2 days of searching I have given up, problem is I still need to attach my housing. Need to know the size and thread pattern of the bolt, because apparently this knowledge has been lost to time.
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Darn I hate it when bolts go into the abyss, never to be seen again.
May I recommend that you give a GM dealership, parts department a call.
They should be able to provide you with the exact bolt specs.
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Measure depth of the hole, add thickness of flange to get length, and subtract 3/16 from length.......my guess is a 10mm thread....or just get a 10mm bolt and hacksaw to correct length....

Double check hole opening.....measure thread to thread, not hole opening.....

8mm=0.315"

10mm=0.39"

12mm=0.47"
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