Top A-arm bolts.......
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Top A-arm bolts.......
I think I already know the answer to this one, but...
Any way to get to them (and PROPERLY torque w/ loctite
) short of removing the radiator shroud, or maybe the radiator as well??
Yea, yea...I installed poly's and the bolts are starting to come loose (didnt know about the loctite w/poly'sat the time).
Thanks,
Rob
Any way to get to them (and PROPERLY torque w/ loctite
) short of removing the radiator shroud, or maybe the radiator as well??Yea, yea...I installed poly's and the bolts are starting to come loose (didnt know about the loctite w/poly'sat the time).
Thanks,
Rob
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If there is, I couldn't figure it out. I also could not remove the shroud without also removing the radiator itself.
I started with a front suspension rebuild in May of 2008, I now have a new engine that is e-fan wiring and a radiator hose away from running.
If I had it to do over again, I'd probably take a saw to the shroud and cut it out in pieces, and then go with e-fans for a while rather than de-commission the car for as long as I have, but the motor needed help anyway, so I reordered things a bit.
Here is my saga, I forgot that one guy mentioned that he drilled a 1" hole in the shroud to access the bolt. That's probably better than going scorched earth on the thing with a sawzall.
I started with a front suspension rebuild in May of 2008, I now have a new engine that is e-fan wiring and a radiator hose away from running.
If I had it to do over again, I'd probably take a saw to the shroud and cut it out in pieces, and then go with e-fans for a while rather than de-commission the car for as long as I have, but the motor needed help anyway, so I reordered things a bit.
Here is my saga, I forgot that one guy mentioned that he drilled a 1" hole in the shroud to access the bolt. That's probably better than going scorched earth on the thing with a sawzall.
Last edited by nate99; Mar 23, 2010 at 03:09 PM.
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I think I already know the answer to this one, but...
Any way to get to them (and PROPERLY torque w/ loctite) short of removing the radiator shroud, or maybe the radiator as well??
Yea, yea...I installed poly's and the bolts are starting to come loose (didnt know about the loctite w/poly'sat the time).
Thanks,
Rob
Any way to get to them (and PROPERLY torque w/ loctite
) short of removing the radiator shroud, or maybe the radiator as well??Yea, yea...I installed poly's and the bolts are starting to come loose (didnt know about the loctite w/poly'sat the time).
Thanks,
Rob
I used a slide hammer with a finger like hook --[||||]----)
From the wheel well, I slide hammered 4 of them out.
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From: Gig Harbor WA
But...I might use pulling the radiator as an excuse to install a Hot Cam, AFR 195's and an intake!!!!
Boys will be boys...."Honey, I HAVE to remove the radiator, may as well...."
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With poly
As you wriggle & curse ... getting to those end-bolts ... make dang sure you get inside the xshafts' threads & flush out well with brake/carb cleaner ... same goes for bolts threads ... all dry ... only then will threadlocker work.
*everything on internet's suspect; including the very words I just wrote.
As you wriggle & curse ... getting to those end-bolts ... make dang sure you get inside the xshafts' threads & flush out well with brake/carb cleaner ... same goes for bolts threads ... all dry ... only then will threadlocker work.
*everything on internet's suspect; including the very words I just wrote.
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30 minutes. Heck, nothing on my car takes 30 minutes. Takes me at least a half hour to prime and start it