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Old 02-06-2011, 03:03 AM
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Threadlock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 02-06-2011, 06:24 AM
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****** hell!

Yeh, I agree with others sentiments, loctite and torque wrench time!

That would not have been pretty...
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Not nice, but at least it signalled its failure and didn't just fall out or snap. But as some above said get a new bolt.

Mind you in a perverse sot of way maybe it just as well it wasn't all nicely freed off and greased up!
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Originally Posted by Dembo,Feb 6 2011, 11:44 AM


The torque for those is quite high, if I remember correctly. I think I'd be inclined to go round checking all the suspension bolts with a torque wrench.
Not that high, lower than wheel nuts IIRC
I'd guess it wasn't torqued up and probably not with the suspension under load
OP - get ALL 22 bolts checked ASAP!
Old 02-06-2011, 10:00 AM
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Thanks guys yeah I will check them all myself to be sure. It was noticeable that there was an ussue, it feels normal now.
Don't get much time to lol at it too busy working on the integra!
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jeees you are lucky!! I had some bumping noises and was putting off checking as I had a similar issue a couple weeks prior which was the nut for the top link on the ARB and thought it just came loose...

After looking at this thread I got up out of bed and rushed out to check my car, bolts were fine but the ARB links were loose again... neeed to buy some threadlock
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