[Healeys] Keeping rear shock bolts tight

[Bob Spidell]

Just occurred to me the best solution would be to weld the nuts to the 
backside of the mount (and use threadlocker on the bolt).

Bob



On 1/4/2016 4:36 PM, Richard Ewald wrote:
> Under most conditions a properly torqued bolt won't come loose unless 
> exposed to extreme vibration. Books I have read on race car prep are 
> very down on split lock washers as the authors feel that the bolt has 
> too loosen before the lock washer digs in. They much prefer using 
> Loctite, new locking nuts or if that is not adequate drilled and 
> safety wired hardware.
> Personally I think if you are going to go with lock washers go full 
> Brit style. Bolt, lock washer, flat washer, bracket, shock, bracket, 
> flat washer, lock washer, nut.
> If you use Loctite the surfaces must be absolutely clean. No grease, 
> no rust, no crud built up in the threads. Use a new nut and bolt if 
> possible. Spray the bolt and nut with brake clean just before assembly 
> to make sure everything is clean. Do not use red Loctite, use blue. 
> When properly applied red will tear the threads off a grade 8 bolt 
> (I've done it!). That's a little more staying power than you need.
> Rick
>
>

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