[Shotimes] Repair on RSB bolt

[David P]

If you are concerned about the bolt breaking torque and backing out but not
by slipping threads, use loctite. If you are worried about the bolt pulling
straight out, use JB Weld. I'd personally suggest tapping the next size up
and installing a new bolt, maybe stainless.


David P

95MTX



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 12:43
Subject: [Shotimes] Repair on RSB bolt


> 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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