crush nut?

[mckabe]

Anyone have any ideas. Need my car like now and my crush nut for my rear spindle is stripped. Any other ceihcles I can get one for? Autozone and advanced don't have them.

[crazyrog17]

I'm sure if any other vehicles would have worked, the computer would cross reference them to the same part - they're out.

[Festy46]

Try NAPA. I've gotten them there. IIRC one is black and one is kind of a light gold color dependimg whether it is right or left hand thread.

[caoverlock]

i was able to get them here in florida at autozone they were listed as a mazda part

[Pu241]

Find another Advanced or AZ.
I and other members have bought the crush nuts at these places.
Typically, they will only have the left or right one, not both.
And sometimes they don't actually know which one they have.

[batstiva]

Find another Advanced or AZ.
I and other members have bought the crush nuts at these places.
Typically, they will only have the left or right one, not both.
And sometimes they don't actually know which one they have.

Yep, and sometimes they send you home with the one for the left side, after repeatedly being told it was the right side that was needed. Been there, done that. :banghead:

[crunde85]

Car Quest had both sides. Pretty sure the reversed thread one is brass (goldish colored) its a softer metal then the spindle threads, so you strip the nut instead of the spindle if you turn it the wrong way. (Learned that the hard way!) And the standard threaded one is black and a harder metal. Also, be sure to read my previous threads about the torque on these. Hope this helps.

P.S. Hope you and Nolan have a blast tinkering with your festys together!

[Charlie1717]

If and when you buy them see if they have extras and pick them up as well just for the future. I had a heck of a time finding both sides as well. I finally managed to talk to the right guy who found me two sets. They should only be a couple bucks a piece, I had a few places saying it would be like $15 a piece which is incorrect :p

But like everyone said. There are two different nuts (normal thread and reversed) They never know which one it is so yeah ha. Good luck!

[mckabe]

Thanks to all. i managed to temporary salvage mine until monday when napa is open..

[AlaskaFestivaGuy]

After ordering from FMS (my one and only dealing with them for reasons I won't get into here), i've since bought both at NAPA for a couple bucks each. As others have said here, NAPA don't know what they have. Best to bring a pair of spindles with you to "test drive."