Rear upper suspension arm replacement

trikey · 25th April 2024, 08:58

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Originally Posted by johnnyb44

What's the course of action if the captive nut lets go.
Does a new one need to be welded in.
Many Thanks,
John.

You can either weld a standard nut in place (if you do this, clean the threads up with a tap before fitting the subframe) Or just fit the arms using a washer and nylon nut, the only issue with this is that the subframe would have to come off when the arms need replacing again.

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sln8458 · 25th April 2024, 10:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by trikey

You can either weld a standard nut in place (if you do this, clean the threads up with a tap before fitting the subframe) Or just fit the arms using a washer and nylon nut, the only issue with this is that the subframe would have to come off when the arms need replacing again.

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johnnyb44 · 25th April 2024, 12:46

And in all honesty if they were to be replaced a second time I would imagine the subframe would probably need coming out due its age and corrosion issues by then anyway

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