Safty wire Control arm bushing Bolts??
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Safty wire Control arm bushing Bolts??
I keep reading about people loosing their control arm bushing bolts. Most likley with Polly bushings. I just did my front end with poly but the car is still on stands.I know you have to use locktite on the bolts, but was wondering if anyone has every drilled the bolt heads and safty wired them?
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I did think about using safety wire, but just went with locktite. If they come loose with locktite, then I'll drill the bolts and use wire. Drilling the bolts is not a big deal, but it is a PITA because the hole is so small. There are sources out there for bolts that are already drilled.
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I've never seen bolts come loose that were actually torqued to the spec... I've done tons of front control arm bushings, and not one has come loose after being properly torqued.
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