It is hard to make out the markings on the head of that bolt in your photo but it looks it is correct. Can you get a photo of the head of it to compare it to the following image? If it has 012.9 on top, it is definitely metric.I worked only a few hours today but ran into some problems. The first is I am missing the machined bolt for the pedal box. What bag does it come in? Also, the bolts to secure the intermediate shaft do not fit. I am able to screw it in about 1/8th of an inch, but then it just stops. I tried using a impact wrench, but I can't get it on there either. I took it off after trying to screw it in all the way. It turns out I was taking off metal from the bolt. For the 2009 SS, is the intermediate shaft screws smaller?
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Are you positive you have the shaft in all the way? There is a cutout on the shaft that is to line up with the bolt as it goes through the hole.I worked only a few hours today but ran into some problems. The first is I am missing the machined bolt for the pedal box. What bag does it come in? Also, the bolts to secure the intermediate shaft do not fit. I am able to screw it in about 1/8th of an inch, but then it just stops. I tried using a impact wrench, but I can't get it on there either. I took it off after trying to screw it in all the way. It turns out I was taking off metal from the bolt. For the 2009 SS, is the intermediate shaft screws smaller?
It's not that anything it stuck, it's that the threads attached to the pedal broke off and I have nothing to attach the bolt to because the threads are now in the bolt and not able to be put on.Carefully grind the end flat.
Use a centering punch on the end of screw.
Drill a pilot hole 1/8" deep or so.
Use the next biggest bit on the pilot hole, reverse direction.
Or drill pilot hole deeper and use an easy out.
In that case you don't have many alternatives than to drill a hole and tap it and put a screw or bolt in it. Make sure to blue Loctite it also.It's not that anything it stuck, it's that the threads attached to the pedal broke off and I have nothing to attach the bolt to because the threads are now in the bolt and not able to be put on.
I think now I will just drill a large enough hole in the current threads to stick a new bolt in there so I will be able to keep the pivot in place.In that case you don't have many alternatives than to drill a hole and tap it and put a screw or bolt in it. Make sure to blue Loctite it also.
Well considering I already have 3 torque wrenches...You need to either stop going to the gym or investing in a torque wrench.