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Posted by: 914helo Feb 6 2008, 04:36 PM

While sorting through some ground issues last night I discovered that the bolt underneath the rear trunk for the tranny ground strap was completely stripped. This was causing my ground strap to be intermittent. Being lazy I was thinking of just connecting my tranny ground strap to the top of the body's tranny mount. I guess I could also just run a wire back towards the battery? Has anybody replaced that ground bolt under the rear trunk? Bypassed?
Thanks

Posted by: Spoke Feb 6 2008, 05:16 PM

I've never replaced the bolt but you could do several things. One you could grind the bolt off and weld another in place. Or grind off and drill through the trunk floor and place a bolt with washers and lock washers in its place. Should be welded back on; you really want a secure, low resistance connection to the chassis. The ground strap should be as short as possible since it carries the bulk of the starter's heavy current.

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Feb 6 2008, 06:31 PM

Just run a Die threader over the threads for a bit smaller nut!

Posted by: PRS914-6 Feb 6 2008, 06:45 PM

You can use a new bolt and just drill through the trunk or use the motor mount small bolts. Be sure to use a star washer against the body so you get good contact