Ryan9

I was fitting my coilovers on saturday, the front drivers side went on no problem.

However...when I came to do the near side I found that some idiot had cross threaded one of the upper wishbone bolts. As I tried to undo it, the captive nut sheared away from the bracket!

The weld came off with the nut so it has left a clean face on the bush housing, so the solution seems simple; I've ordered a bolt from my local dealer (£12), and fit a M12x1.25 nut on the other end with a washer behind it.

My question is, will this effect the geometry of the suspension? Obviously before the bolt could only hold the wishbone in one position because the nut was welded to the housing, whereas now it isn't. I hope this makes sense to someone.

Thanks
Ryan

stew-t

It shouldn't do, not by much anyway.

loftust

You should be ok

You'll need the geo doing after you fit the coilovers and after they and the bushes have settled anyway.

Ryan9

Thanks guys.

Yea I plan on getting the geo done again but I just wondered if this was going to cause problems when they come to do the geo.

m1bjr

Nah, just make sure its nice and tight.
You could get any garage to put a spot of Mig weld on to the nut later anyhow just to secure it.
I think they only do this to help ensure that the bush inner tube doesn't so easily rotate between the ends of the arm.
Having a fixed nut makes it easier to torque correctly.

Tip: tighten bush nuts/bolts with the full weight of the car on the floor so as not to 'pre-load' or 'wind them up'.

Steve