what would cause torque arm to snap
what would cause torque arm to snap i have a bmr non adjustable torque arm, well i noticed today that it has some cracks out by the mount on the rearend. just wondering how this happens? too much pressure applied to it? is there anything i can do to prevent it from happening again? any way to fix it without buying a whole new one?
I had the same thing happen to my BMR, from what I hear it is common on Moser 12 bolts with any torque arm. The bolts loosen up or back out and the part that bolts to the TA snaps off. Not fun!
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i had one break due to the bolts backing out when i had a 12 bolt in the car, and then another I broke with shear torque launching on ET Drags. The bracket that bolts the torque arm to the rear end broke when it came loose, and the the torque arm itself snapped the second time.
my guess is it was just overpowered
when mine snapped, UMI replaced free of charge, even being as it was on a 12 bolt bc it was obvious that it wanst bc the bolts backed out.
my guess is it was just overpowered
when mine snapped, UMI replaced free of charge, even being as it was on a 12 bolt bc it was obvious that it wanst bc the bolts backed out.
Originally Posted by Black02SLPSS
I would personally use lock washers. But its up to you. those or lok tite
i ended up just having to check them every couple hundred miles until i sold my 12 bolt
Originally Posted by DONAIMIAN
Best way to go is saftey wire.
I definatly agree with you there. Not gonna have that issue with saftey wire. Just gotta get the bolts drilled to take it tho..
02NBMWS6 What kind of a rear end are you running now out of curiosity? I figure ill need a new one once i get my 6speed swapped in.
Originally Posted by Black02SLPSS
02NBMWS6 What kind of a rear end are you running now out of curiosity? I figure ill need a new one once i get my 6speed swapped in.
Originally Posted by SpdFrk1990
WS6 store has excellent customer service! So is this problem mostly just with 12 bolts?
Originally Posted by DONAIMIAN
Yes, the moser 12 bolts because of the attatchment design. They like to use 4 bolts, 2 on top and 2 on bottom. Factory and strange uses 2 bolts that goes all the way through.
