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subframe bolts.

Post by talkingcars » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:43 am

Thread lock - yeah or nah?
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Re: subframe bolts.

Post by Rob Bell » Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:45 pm

Yeah :)

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Re: subframe bolts.

Post by nickmitchell38 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:39 pm

Yeah

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Re: subframe bolts.

Post by talkingcars » Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:04 pm

Cheers.
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Re: subframe bolts.

Post by Rob Bell » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:17 pm

One thing I've been thinking about, but never done, is to apply marine grease to the screw (bolt or what ever) where it is exposed to the elements as it passes through the mounts. There is also exposed thread inside the enclosed box section in the bodywork. The combination of these two sections of the screw/bolt corroding makes it very likely that the thing will snap in 5 years time if/when you need to drop the subframe again. Applying marine grease may at least mean that there is a decent chance you can get the bolt out safely by preventing it from seizing/ corroding.

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Re: subframe bolts.

Post by talkingcars » Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:12 am

I was looking at the old bolts for the front subframe tonight.

The car appears to have had an accident in its earlier life and the subframe has been off, the mount to body bolts were coopereazed and the mount to subframe bolts were thread locked, I shall do the same.
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Re: subframe bolts.

Post by Rob Bell » Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:44 am

Sounds sensible

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