[6pack] Trailing Arm Pivot Bolts

[Navarrette, Vance]

        Bob:

        The prevailing wisdom is that you want to mount the bolts so
that the heads point towards each other to facilitate removal in the
future. I recommend fresh Nyloc Nuts when reinstalling them. Other than
that I have had no issues with this strategy, although admittedly I do
not put many miles on my car in a year.

        Vance


-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Danielson
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:16 PM
To: 'list Triumph'; 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Trailing Arm Pivot Bolts

On a TR6 the inner trailing arm pivot bolt is installed with the head
toward
the center of the car. The idea being that if the nut should work loose,
the
bolt can't work it's way out because the head will hit the frame.
Logical...
but a royal pain in the butt for installation and removal of the arms.
Has
anyone ever seen, heard or experienced the nuts coming off of the pivot
bolts with the subsequent trailing arm disaster? So what have most of
you
done when you've re-installed the arms?

Thanks

Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org


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