[Shotimes] Repair on RSB bolt

[Ron Childs]

I would think that if you put the bolt in with a good glob of Loctite, you 
shouldn't have to worry about it coming out.

-Ron Childs   '91



>From: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
>To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Shotimes] Repair on RSB bolt
>Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:43:09 -0800
>
>Hey Everyone,
>
>I decided to re-lube my TPR rear sway bar bushings earlier tonight, and 
>came
>across a cross-threaded bolt that holds the left-rear sway bar bushing 
>bracket
>in.  A friend of mine that helped me install the bar earlier last year
>accidentally cross-threaded it, but he was able to just run it in there and 
>we
>were able to get a good torque on it.  Of course I didn't remember this 
>until
>I went to take the bracket off and fought the bolt all the way out.  It 
>came
>out just fine, but you could tell the threads were a little messed up.
>
>I cleaned up the bolt hole with an 11x1.50mm tap and the bolt with an 
>11x1.50
>die, which seemed to be the right size.  While tapping the bolt hole out, I
>noticed quite a bit of metal shavings fell out, which made me nervous that 
>it
>took out too many threads.  After cleaning the hole and bolt up, I tried 
>the
>good bolt from the left side in the repaired hole and the re-threaded bolt 
>in
>the right side.  Both seemed to go into the holes fine, so I swapped them 
>back
>and torqued the brackets down to the recommended 28 ft lbs.
>
>The cleaned-up bolt tightened up fine in the repaired hole and both were 
>able
>to handle being torqued, but I am still worried that the strength of the
>fastener has been compromised.  I drove the car in and out of a few 
>driveways
>and jacked it up on both sides to give the rear bar a good workout.  I then
>rechecked both bolts, and they were still at 28 ft lbs.  I am just paranoid
>that that bolt is going to slip out of the hole while I am pushing the car
>hard in a corner and I am going to lose control.
>
>Am I just being too paranoid, or should I find a better way to repair it?  
>If
>so, what would I use to repair something like that?
>
>THANKS!
>
>Josh Salaets
>95 SHO MTX (See it here: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
>85 Omni GLH-T (Autocrosser)
>Eugene, OR
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