Avoneer
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| posted on 17/1/05 at 10:11 PM |
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Lobro joint bolts
Hi guys,
I'll be replacing those "hard ro remove" ford torx bolt things and replacing them with socket caps. Do I need wahers or sping
washers as the Ford ones were buggered and I don't see any advantage of them over spring washers or even none at all.
Thanks,
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 17/1/05 at 10:13 PM |
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i use "frilly" washers n a dob a locktite, never had one come undone.
Can post you some FOC if you cant find any local.
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Liam
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| posted on 17/1/05 at 10:25 PM |
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Sort of on the subject...
Any idea why a lot of manafacturers on their 6-bolt driveshafts link pairs of bolts with a sort of double washer? Can't see the point of it at
all, yet they're on every 6-bolt lobro style joint i've had the pleasure of undoing.
Liam
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 17/1/05 at 10:35 PM |
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arnt those bolts high spec - do your cap screw meet the loads?
atb
steve
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Avoneer
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| posted on 17/1/05 at 10:40 PM |
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10.9 or 12.9 socket caps - more than enough I think???????
John - thanks for theoffor, but I think I have loads of them frilly things - never used them as I always prefered spring washers and thought they
looked feeble, but if yours haven't come off......
What bolts did you use?
Cheers,
Pat...
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Rorty
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| posted on 18/1/05 at 03:30 AM |
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The double (bannana shaped) washers are to spread the load and stop the screws tearing through the tin boot retainer.
Avoneer, make sure you use 12.9 screws and don't use any thread locker or washers other than the double washers. Torque them to 25 lb/ft...no
more and no less.
They're critical fasteners and need to be treated as such.
Cheers, Rorty.
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James
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| posted on 18/1/05 at 10:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Rorty
Torque them to 25 lb/ft...no more and no less.
Hmmm, mine are a bit more than that. 
Rorty,
How much does it matter? And should I slacken them off now or is it too late?
Cheers,
James
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Rorty
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| posted on 18/1/05 at 11:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
quote:
Originally posted by Rorty
Torque them to 25 lb/ft...no more and no less.
Hmmm, mine are a bit more than that.
Rorty,
How much does it matter? And should I slacken them off now or is it too late?
Cheers,
James
If you haven't driven the car, it may not be too late to retorque them. It largely depends on how much you've over torqued them.
They're elastic to a degree and then they take on a permanent set, by which time they're useless.
Cheers, Rorty.
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