Let's all say Amen to that!
Jon Frampon and I crawled under the beast just before the CDM meet to
see if things were still screwed together and was certainly glad we did!
We found several bolts in an alarming state of coming loose. I used
Lok-Tite on the stuff I figured would not be coming off in the near future.
To paraphrase Roman from an earlier post.
If you can't drive it, clean it.
If you can't clean it, replace it
If you want to come back in one piece, tighten it.
Paul Bauman
67 1600
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=236735&uid=132799
CalSpeed@aol.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I pulled off the wheels on my Roadster this afternoon to wash the
> undercarraige and brake parts. After all was cleaned and degreased I
> replaced the front wheel. I noticed that it was jiggling alittle. I thought
> it was just alittle play but when I put my hand back to where the jiggling
> parts originated I was shocked to find two loose bolts.
>
> Yikes! It freaked me out! I pulled off the wheel again and found out that
> two 16mm bolts that are part of the upper portion of the suspension were very
> loose. One was close to coming off. I got out my Craftsman and started
> torquing things back in place. When I was finished I found a total of four
> loose bolts.
>
> How the heck can this happen? Of course it happens from everyday driving.
> But I also use the 2000 in extreme situations such as at Sears Point Raceway
> and Laguna Seca. It goes without saying that with this type of driving you
> gotta do the extra maintenance.
>
> Anyway, I did one side and the other side will be done on the wekend. Please
> learn from my discovery and take the hour or two to get in the wheel wells
> and check your nuts and bolts. Whether or not you drive hard. These cars
> are 30+ years old.
>
> Michael "Calspeed" Carion
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> http://members.aol.com/calspeed1/motorsports.html</A>
>
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