18mm rear bush bolt........again

75v6russ · 14th August 2018, 18:42

i have owned my car for 5 years and replaced both front arms and bushes twice,not bad i thought
only problem is, on the nearside the front bolt it clonks every couple of weeks and needs tightening up.only this one bolt and never the off side,its becoming a pain now any ideas?

russ

macafee2 · 14th August 2018, 18:57

which bolt on the lower arm, ball joint or the other one?
Did you fit a new nut? I think the other bolt has a self locking nut but the one at the hub has "Loctite" on the thread.

worn hub if ball joint bolt?

macafee2

75v6russ · 14th August 2018, 19:01

the bolt on rear bush that slides on the lower
i did think about loctite do you think its the way forward

russ

marinabrian · 14th August 2018, 23:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by 75v6russ

the bolt on rear bush that slides on the lower
i did think about loctite do you think its the way forward

russ

Yes I do

The bolts are originally of the "patchlok" variety, meaning they have a coating of threadlock applied.

A lot of people use coppaslip on these, and that's not a good idea

Brian

minimutly · 14th August 2018, 23:56

Erm, now you have me - there are two bolts which fasten the rear bush to the subby, there is a nut on the lower arm pivot balljoint, and another on the strut lower balljoint (the pinchbolt).
So which "one" are we talking of here?

marinabrian · 15th August 2018, 08:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by minimutly

Erm, now you have me - there are two bolts which fasten the rear bush to the subby, there is a nut on the lower arm pivot balljoint, and another on the strut lower balljoint (the pinchbolt).
So which "one" are we talking of here?

He's talking about the M14 bolts that secure the bush to the subframe

Brian

14th August 2018, 18:42	#1
75v6russ Regular poster 75 saloon Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: dunstable Posts: 71 Thanks: 28 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	18mm rear bush bolt........again i have owned my car for 5 years and replaced both front arms and bushes twice,not bad i thought only problem is, on the nearside the front bolt it clonks every couple of weeks and needs tightening up.only this one bolt and never the off side,its becoming a pain now any ideas? russ

14th August 2018, 18:57	#2
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,926 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	which bolt on the lower arm, ball joint or the other one? Did you fit a new nut? I think the other bolt has a self locking nut but the one at the hub has "Loctite" on the thread. worn hub if ball joint bolt? macafee2

14th August 2018, 19:01	#3
75v6russ Regular poster 75 saloon Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: dunstable Posts: 71 Thanks: 28 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	the bolt on rear bush that slides on the lower i did think about loctite do you think its the way forward russ

14th August 2018, 23:56	#5
minimutly Posted a thing or two mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: cardigan Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 28 Thanked 187 Times in 158 Posts	Erm, now you have me - there are two bolts which fasten the rear bush to the subby, there is a nut on the lower arm pivot balljoint, and another on the strut lower balljoint (the pinchbolt). So which "one" are we talking of here?