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sheared wishbone bolt? - lewisdmz - 29-01-2012
This is a reaally dumb question but I went to check over the car today and found one of the p bush bolts wouldn't torque up, it felt like it was sprung so I would try to tighten it but it would just go back the original position again. Same would happen if I tried to loosen it so I decided to leave it be.
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It's the one that goes into the rubber so is this anything to worry about?
Re: sheared wishbone bolt? - Niall - 29-01-2012
Needs to be bolted in really and it shouldn't be spinning. Should do up nice and tight. Worst case is a new wishbone is about 25 quid
Re: sheared wishbone bolt? - ginge191 - 29-01-2012
I've got some new p-bushes can post for a tenner if you need.
Re: sheared wishbone bolt? - cwspellowe - 30-01-2012
NiallHarper Wrote:Needs to be bolted in really and it shouldn't be spinning. Should do up nice and tight. Worst case is a new wishbone is about 25 quid
Not really, worst case scenario is it's sheared inside the bush and can't be extracted. Then it's a whole subframe replacement job. Happened to me 6 months ago when investigating a knock, couldn't get the bolt out!
Re: sheared wishbone bolt? - Rippthrough - 30-01-2012
Why would you need to replace subframe for that bolt?!
Just undo the other one and take the wishbone off?
Re: sheared wishbone bolt? - cwspellowe - 30-01-2012
Doh, I was talking about the forward bush
Re: sheared wishbone bolt? - Niall - 30-01-2012
cwspellowe Wrote:Doh, I was talking about the forward bush
Even if it's sheared In the subframe, iirc the front nut isn't actually welded to the subframe. It's held in place by a clip I think so you could just remove the t and put a new one In. Might be getting mixed up with the 106 though lol
Re: sheared wishbone bolt? - Rippthrough - 30-01-2012
Some subframes it's clipped, early ones are slide in square nuts.
Re: sheared wishbone bolt? - bigcheez2k3 - 31-01-2012
Mine's a slide in square nut at the front on a '98.