triumphdave
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| posted on 19/8/08 at 12:04 PM |
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Propshaft
Should there be locking nuts,locking washers or tabs or something on the propshaft flange bolts?Mine were loose
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tegwin
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| posted on 19/8/08 at 12:06 PM |
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If your bolts go straight into the flange then use locktight and a split washer...
If your bolt goes through the flange use locktight and a nylock on the other side....With some washers of course!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 19/8/08 at 12:08 PM |
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Originally mine had bolts with a special coating (from Ford). Looks like blue paint when you undo them.
I used a Loctite locking compound when I replaced the bolts (the sort of compound that can be undone with a bit of effort).
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Dingz
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| posted on 19/8/08 at 12:57 PM |
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Ford still sell the proper bolts for the sierra, they are about £1.30 each I could look fot the pt. no. if you need it.
[Edited on 19/8/08 by Dingz]
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RickRick
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| posted on 19/8/08 at 02:28 PM |
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hmm loctite damages most plastics, i think that applies to nylon used in nlyloc nuts too, so using both together might be counter productive
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triumphdave
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| posted on 19/8/08 at 03:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RickRick
hmm loctite damages most plastics, i think that applies to nylon used in nlyloc nuts too, so using both together might be counter productive
Thanks but mines a cortina based.
I will try loctite stud lock.
Cheers guys
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NS Dev
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| posted on 19/8/08 at 06:08 PM |
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yea just use loctite
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 19/8/08 at 06:11 PM |
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And tighten them properly - they're usually at a fairly high torque setting, which can be hard to achieve on something that's designed to
rotate! 
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hellier0437
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 09:20 PM |
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does anyone know what the thread is for the bolts that go into the flange?
thanks
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