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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: krankenshafter on 25 January 2005, 13:05

Title: Loose bolts
Post by: krankenshafter on 25 January 2005, 13:05

Howdy.
Here's a tip for anyone replacing lower ball joints. I ripped out and polybushed the lower arms along with a load of other stuff a while back. Reassembled everything with new joints etc. and as I had my torque wrench out, decided to do it all properly and look up the settings in the Haynes manual. I thought the figure for the three bolts holding the lower ball joint to the wishbone seemed low. About a week after having the track and camber set, the dreaded clonk returned. On inspection the offside joint had two loose bolts and one missing. Have now done em up with a 13mm ring spanner good and tight - so much for doing it by the book!

Title: Re: Loose bolts
Post by: audiquattro on 25 January 2005, 14:04

What torque setting did you use originally?

Title: Re: Loose bolts
Post by: krankenshafter on 25 January 2005, 19:03

Have to check the book tomorrow. I am pretty sure the tyre bay didn't leave them loose after setting the camber. I imagine any adjustment is done on the strut to hub joint and they don't touch the ball joint.

Title: Re: Loose bolts
Post by: krankenshafter on 26 January 2005, 10:35

35 Nm - about 26 ft lbs - not much for a bolt that size.

Title: Re: Loose bolts
Post by: audiquattro on 26 January 2005, 11:20

Thats deffo tight enough.
I wouldn't be surprised if the tyre place messed with them mate.

Title: Re: Loose bolts
Post by: krankenshafter on 26 January 2005, 11:58

May give them a ring later, They were new bolts ready coated with a blue locking compound, Of course all the settings are messed up now so I need to get it checked and adjusted again.

Title: Re: Loose bolts
Post by: audiquattro on 26 January 2005, 14:02

If they were done up that tight with locking fluid then they deffo shouldn't of come undone.
Unless your torque wrench is knackered  :laugh: