well ive managed to shape the tube back to how it should be with a steel punch driven in from underneath with the car about 3ft in the air, hopefully the 5mm thick washers ive bought will stop any further deforming but ill back off the torque setting a bit too, fingers crossed .......
On 10 Oct, 17:06, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sure Quantum specify a much l;ower torque setting in the build > manual to stop this happening. > I have sleeved one spaceframe completly (typically one i was building > for somebody else) and i think it's worth doing. > I drilled out the holes on one side of all the chassis tubes to the od > of the sleeves and welded in the sleeves one just that side. > Once the bolts are fitted they are clamped in tight. > > If the tubes are already dished theres not much you can do, just leave > them dished, use the dished washers and tighten the bolts up less. > There are plenty of 2+2's out there already like that. > > Jim > > On 10/10/2010 11:43, jin wrote: > > > > > bit of a situation, tried to torque the tie mount to chassis bolts > > yesterday and have distorted the upper face of the chassis tube, the > > lower section is less bad but the upper portion is dished inwards > > despite using thick washers on top > > > this is despite using the torque setting used on the fiesta > > > ive now purchased some 5mm thick plate washers that should prevent > > further distortion on the rest but how can I straighten it out? > > > ive thought so far of using a drift and hammer underneath or using a > > blind sleeve anchor bolt to grip it and pull back out, any more ideas, > > also is there a better way to stop this happening full stop? ideally > > it would have had a tube welded inside to prevent this but I don't > > fancy going down this route as it will involve stripping the car back > > down some degree, I did think of opening up the upper hole to accept a > > tube pushed in to bear against the inside of the lower hole with the > > tube protruding just slightly from the upper face for the bolt to bear > > down on. > > > any help gratefully received- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
