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Old 07-26-2012, 03:45 PM
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Coil bolt broken

Hi you all, title says it all.

Was replacing my coil's wires and spark plugs and on the last coil (closest to the firewall) i was trying to loosen the bolt when the bugger just snapped.

I'm aware on how to take it out and drill it threw to replace it with a new bolt, but i am a little confused on how this works and was hopeing for some clarification.

So i drill the hole out, replace the bolt, secure the bolt down with a nut. (do the nuts and bolts type matter?) After that i then put the coil on and bolt the coil down with a second nut leaving my coil a little elevated. Does the coil have to be touching the plate it sits on?

I confused, thanks for the help.
Old 07-26-2012, 05:22 PM
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Basically all it does is hold the coil to the bracket...so anything that will do that will work
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some people will argue that you should elevate them all, but for your purpose it is no big deal. There is plenty of room and it won't matter either waqy
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it doesnt matter, the bracket material suck *** and will break one day.

it looks like the s2 bracket is made from some better metal, but who knows.
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So anyway, your right, the s2 is a upgraded metal, i just wound up purchasing a new one from mazda.

33$... works like a charm.
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