nick-york
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| posted on 1/11/13 at 10:23 PM |
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how many bolts ?
Once again planning ahead ! There's lots of info on here about fitting rear wheel arches but no mention of how many stainless bolts would be
sufficient to support each arch ? They are fiberglass arches onto part aluminium panel and part steel chassis. So im using ss bolts and washers on
both sides but not sure how many i will need ! Numbers per side please ? Roughly ! cheers.
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eddie99
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| posted on 1/11/13 at 10:24 PM |
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You can use anywhere between 6 and 10 i would say per arch
Think we use 8 or 10.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 2/11/13 at 07:57 AM |
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I'd say go with eds 8 or 10 depending how well the wings and panel pull together
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GeoffT
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| posted on 2/11/13 at 09:34 AM |
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Seven M6 bolts on mine.
Seems plenty when you're trying to get them all out after 9 years use as I was just recently....
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nick-york
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| posted on 2/11/13 at 02:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick-york
Once again planning ahead ! There's lots of info on here about fitting rear wheel arches but no mention of how many stainless bolts would be
sufficient to support each arch ? They are fiberglass arches onto part aluminium panel and part steel chassis. So im using ss bolts and washers on
both sides but not sure how many i will need ! Numbers per side please ? Roughly ! cheers.
just been out and bought 20 m6 stainless steel
bolts and loads of washes and nylocks so a few extra in case i loose any ! Thanks for the help !
[Edited on 2/11/13 by nick-york]
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GeoffT
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| posted on 2/11/13 at 02:37 PM |
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One of the issues I found on removing the rear wings was that water had obviously been trapped between the tadpole beading and the ally body and had
started to corrode the ally.
I suppose if you were being fussy it may be worth trying to seal this joint - I painted some waxoyl along the seam on re-assembly, not sure how well
that will stand the test of time though, maybe a squidge of silicon along the joint may be better...?
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