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Brake problem soliciting advice
Posted by officeboy (more from officeboy) on Thu, 29 May 2003 08:59:09
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ok, I was installing my new eibach springs and struts on the front last night.
Of course one of the steps is removal of the calipers. That part went fine. But when reinstalling the 18mm caliper bolts I was 1/2 torqueing them (wrench left at 44 for tie rod ends) both were wrench tight, then I torqued the top to 44 and then the bottom, so far so good.
Then I move the setting up to 81 I get another 1/2 a turn out of the top nut and I start tightening the bottom and it's getting looser.
Thinking I have a broken bolt I back it out and have a look one whole section of threads off the tip has “slid over” and is basically making the tip of the bolt a drill. I’m going to have to guess that I’ve yanked most of my threads out of er where the bolt goes. ;)
Anyway, the bolt is back in, although it’s maybe at 1-3 ft-lbs of torque now before it pulls back and gets loose again.
Is the car safe to drive? ( I would guess not very safe, but I did drive it to work today (max speed limit is 20mph and only 3 miles away)
And fixing, obviously I need a bolt.
And then to fix the strut part? Helicoil would that be strong enough? Or should I look to get it wealded? Or do I need to get a whole new strut?
Thanks for your help, (esp Dean and Erp as I used your instructions for taking all this junk apart)
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