If you have all the bolts out, does that one still go in crooked? Does the hole in the fender bracket line up with the hole in the fender when you look straight at it? When you 'mount' the Magna bracket, does the hole still line up?

If these are yes, then you have stripped threads. Take a tap and run it in there straight and re-cut the threads square. I'd bet your auto shop buddy would have the right tap.

If the fender bracket does not line up with the hole in the fender, then you have a different problem (although by now, I would bet that the hole is stripped). You will have to find out why the holes do not line up...


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