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moddedcorsa

posted on 10th Jun 03 at 19:59

cheers, im gonna borrow a torque wrench of a mate of my dads, but i think im just gonna put original bolts back on with threadlock on them, thanks every 1


lee mitchell

posted on 9th Jun 03 at 12:33

i torqued mine up to the right setting when i done my 2 litre and they shook loose a bit. steering was very joggy. best to just replace them.


TOMAS

posted on 9th Jun 03 at 11:43

Watch the bolts on the rear suspension because the one's that hold the damper to the trailing arm tend to strip the treads very easily- i overtightened mine and thats whats happened, just have to add a nut on the back backside of the sripped nut which i tac welded to the trailing arm but what a pain!!:rolleyes:


moddedcorsa

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 20:50

ok, cool may have a go 2moro after work. Was gonna do it today but i ended up washing and polishing the whole car, cleaned the whole interior too, looking mint!!!


Kris TD

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 15:17

did em up as tight as i could, i have a torque wrench but just set it on max, lol


Dave Hay

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 14:30

yip just that one bolt.


moddedcorsa

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 14:28

the one that sits inside the metal cup thats visible under the bonnet (on the top of the suspension turrets?)
If yes, ive got a new 1.

If its the 2 small bolts, then i dont have any.


Dave Hay

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 13:09

i used same bolts and just tightened them up real hard - never use an air line on the bolts though :O just breakers bar/ratchet

mine was done in a garage as well ;)

does anyone have the required torque setting anyway?? dont think its that high...

its more important to m ake sure the top bolts at strut are renewed and as tight as possible.


scotty19

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 12:23

I'd get get a torque wrench mate, just to be on the safe side.


moddedcorsa

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 12:08

did u torque them correctly? or did u just tighten them up as much as u could?


Kris TD

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 12:04

ive used all my old bolts. never had a problem.


moddedcorsa

posted on 8th Jun 03 at 12:02

cheers. It also goes on about torque settings for the bolts, i dont hav a torque wrench, will it b ok if i just tighten them as much as i can? or is there a reason for them being torque sett? (ie so theres a certain ammount of movement or sumfin??)


Lisa

posted on 7th Jun 03 at 22:14

just use the old ones with threadlock on.


moddedcorsa

posted on 7th Jun 03 at 22:05

I have a full FK suspension kit, fitted the rears, gonna hav a go at fitting the front 2moro.
In the max p book it says u HAVE to replace the bolts that hold the shock to the bottom arm thing, would it matter if i just used the original bolt??

I also have new vented disks and ate calipers, and in the book it also says u have to replace the bolts that hold the hub carrier, will it b ok with the original ones? (which are supposedly threadlocked? i have a tube of threadlock i could put back on them)

cheers guys