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Brads – I will not get in shagged cars. Far too dangerous.
Not sure why you got singled out for that criticism TJ, you weren't the first to point out what a bad idea it was! All well that ends well anyway. Apart from the fact be bought a nearly decade old Merc rather than a young Kia. 😁 I wonder how many exotic and unusual ways there are for Munich taxi's to break down?
I'm sure it was a common issue on MK2 golfs for the captive nut to brake loose and spin. It required part of the footwell to be cut out and a load of weld added to the nut.
It's fixable but depending on the location of the nut it's a big job or an even bigger job.
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Isn't that the gobby anti skatepark guy everyone was beeping at a few weeks back?
The tj dig was slightly tongue in cheek as he seems to be a rule follower to the extreme.
As for the insurance being null and void , that’s simply not true.
One non torqued subframe bolt does not necessarily make the car unroadworthy and that would be for a DoT engineer to decide if there was an accident involving this car.
If stopped and some X-ray vision equipped cop spotted it it would only be a 21 day ticket anyway most likely.
Even if it was deemed not safe it still wouldn’t void your insurance.
If that was the case , every car with a blown tail light or a bald tyre would be uninsured.
Just helicoil the bloody thing.
Or weld the bolt in 😂
Just helicoil the bloody thing.
I will when I get back from holiday...
Enjoy your hols Moly - sounds like you’ve earned it !!👍
I can't believe he isn't stripping it down at the campsite and welding it off the hook up supply.
#youvechanged #simplyoutrageous
I can’t believe he isn’t stripping it down at the campsite and welding it off the hook up supply.
Wait for it…….
“What welder do I need, only have a 6amp supply on the campsite though”
“I’ve bought an inverter welder, what mask should I get”
🤣🤣
Enjoy your holiday.
The bolts just apply enough friction to stop it moving around.
That made me laugh. I think you meant that the bolt USED TO apply enough friction. All bets are off with only 2 of the 4 appearing to be fully in place!
Glad you got sorted for your holidays, even if you've now had to spend all the ice cream money on a new car.
What welder do I need,
Daisy chained car batteries and a arc handle.
All bets are off with only 2 of the 4 appearing to be fully in place!
Three of four, plus the bushing brackets.
If it's a captive nut that's become detached, would a rivnut do the trick? Or would it not be strong enough?
https://jalopnik.com/this-little-wonder-is-a-rivet-and-a-nut-in-one-and-bett-1847259327
Seriously? A rivnut for a suspension component that uses a high tensile torque and angle tightened fastener?....
No no no no no no no no
Riv nuts are aluminium and low strength.
Would you mount your rear suspension links to your bottle mount on your bike......
Industrial rivnuts are also available in steel or stainless and come in bigger sizes than water bottle mounts!
The issue is these captive/retained nuts are usually buried in closed/inaccessible box sections. The only way to get to them is with a holesaw either from the side or down through the footwell then either weld in place or replace with a nylock.
I took pics of my Transit when the wishbone mounting bolt 'spun' but I deleted them as I don't want to be remained of the absolute ballache of the job.
This should be easier to sort though as from the sounds of it the ‘nut’ is still in place, it is just the thread that’s gone, so run a tap or helicoil should sort it out..
Yep. But I doubt anyone has the kit to fit an m14 steel insert at home.
V true - I can’t imagine most people would have much use for it!
Yep. But I doubt anyone has the kit to fit an m14 steel insert at home.
Guilty
Would I use it in this situation.....probably not.
Would you mount your rear suspension links to your bottle mount on your bike……
I have never had a bike fancy enough to have rear suspension...