torque arm bolts torque specs, moser 12 and bmr ta
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this thread coming back up inspired me to check mine while i had the car on jackstands to install my new suspension stuff.
my TA bolts were barely finger tight. and thats with ZERO track time since the last time i torqued them down.
what is this 'safety wire' that everyone is talking about? do you basically just tie the bolts together with wire?
my TA bolts were barely finger tight. and thats with ZERO track time since the last time i torqued them down.
what is this 'safety wire' that everyone is talking about? do you basically just tie the bolts together with wire?
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From: Texarkana, Tx
Safety wire is used generally in aircraft and militarty stuff. Those bolts where it's used are already pre-drilled with a small hole. I've done it alot myself, easy once you figure out what you're doing. Basically you run the wire in a reverse "S" so that if one bolt tries to loosen, the wire is pulling the other bolt tighter.
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and the hole we speak of goes sideways through the hex head of the bolt and is very small, maybe .050", just big enough for a good strong .035 or .040 diameter stainless steel wire.
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Yea, that is how you would do it. A stud usually has a better clamping force, might preven the back out. I was thinking if I actually had to, make a piece of steel that would sit over the bolts like a puzzle and actually be able to bolt them together in the middle, then they would be locked in.
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Yea, that is how you would do it. A stud usually has a better clamping force, might preven the back out. I was thinking if I actually had to, make a piece of steel that would sit over the bolts like a puzzle and actually be able to bolt them together in the middle, then they would be locked in.