Andrew,
No offense taken, and no conflict. I agree, Loctite is OK (good) to use on
suspension bits
I can see the engineering reasons for worrying about side loadings to a
complex strut assembly. The practicality is that the distances are quite
small and the applied clamping force so high relatively that I have not had
a problem. The strut spacers also have a top and bottom lip that match the
steering arm and strut base lips. These are designed to take all the side
loadings.
Cheers
Feral Errol
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From: Andrew Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: fun and games
Date: Friday, September 22, 2000 8:46
Errol,
Sorry didn't mean to cause any conflicting info towards such items, I
plan on getting a set myself. You'll an order from me later in the year.
But I'm going to er on the side of caution anyway and use the loctite.
(most cars are use loctite on all suspension bolts). I dont want to have
to type the engineering reasons for why the are more likely to come
loose.
Andrew.
Errol Smith wrote:
>
> Andrew,
> There is no more reason for the bolts to come undone when using spacers
> than when without spacers if they are tightened to the correct torque. I
> use bolts that extend 15mm upwards past the thread on the strut. This
means
> if the bolts do come loose you have a lot of warning (10 full turns of
the
> bolts @ 1.5mm pitch thread) before the strut becomes separate from the
> steering arm. I have used the spacers on both road cars and race cars and
> have never had a set come loose! I do not use Loctite on the bolts only
a
> new spring washer.
> Yes, I have a vested interest in this subject but I do not expect to sell
> any to persons on the list as I am only selling them for race use anyway!
> Cheers
> Feral Errol
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