uhhh so this is bad right....?????

[McRat]

Factory motor mount bolts are loctited IIRC.

Normally 5 full threads reaches 95% of the possible strength, and usually a bolt will break first with more than 5.

 

[MMLMM]

get a piece of thin sheet metal make a tab to as many bolts as you can. cut it out so it has a tab at each bolt hole. Slip the bolts thru it and after you tighten them down fold the tabs up against the bolt head so it cant spin free...yes no? or do the bolts have a round part at the base of the head?

 

[Turbo Buick 6]

Could you not just use a lock-washer

 

[TheBac]

Ben. Id have used the LocTite before antisieze. IMO, the a/s may allow the bolts to back out easier.

BTW, the guy at Eric's is Nick. He used to work out back (fab guy), but seems to have found a home running the front. Seems a pretty smart guy from the couple times Ive met him. Eric is back to running the shop area, like it should be.

 

[sweetdiesel]

Guys,Just use loctite

Antisieze Ben? Are your mounts getting pretty hot?

 

[duratothemax]

Could you not just use a lock-washer

no because the bolts I was using are ~2mm shorter than the stock bolts as-is...using a lock washer I would have lost another ~2mm of thread engagement.

I guess im thinking that they were going to rust in there...but yeah...after thinking about it...they arent gonna rust there, it was a stupid idea on my part.

I just have a habit of anti seizing everything.

whatever...if they back out, Ill redo it with loc-tite...

ben

 

[minisub]

Might as well grab a handful of the proper fasteners and throw them in the glove box so you have them on-hand to replace the ones that back themselves out eventually...

 

[LBZ]

Ben if I were you, I would go buy all the proper size grade bolts and when you get time change them. To avoid the possibility of more problems in the future.

And for places where you have bolts that you may need to take apart sometime, use blue loctite. It works quite well at keeping bolts from rusting and seizing. And in other places where you don't plan to remove the bolt for along time or in high vibration areas, use red loctite. The gel stuff in the stick is tha bomb!!

I usually only use anti seize (nickel stuff generally) in stainless steel fittings/bolts or on large carbon steel bolts.

 

[TNRGreene]

Since you fixed it for now Ben, Where in Florida are you going?

 

[dmaxvaz]

Factory motor mount bolts are loctited IIRC.

Normally 5 full threads reaches 95% of the possible strength, and usually a bolt will break first with more than 5.

my 02's engine mount bolts were barely snug with no locktite on any of the bolts, actually seemed loose.

 

[duratothemax]

Since you fixed it for now Ben, Where in Florida are you going?

no idea haha. My friend Jed (tacojedbob) and I are taking my truck down and are gonna switch of driving...hes the one that knows all the details.

 

[TNRGreene]

no idea haha. My friend Jed (tacojedbob) and I are taking my truck down and are gonna switch of driving...hes the one that knows all the details.

Find out maybe we can get together if your gonna be close

 

[mrsdmaxallitech]

Ben. Id have used the LocTite before antisieze. IMO, the a/s may allow the bolts to back out easier.

BTW, the guy at Eric's is Nick. He used to work out back (fab guy), but seems to have found a home running the front. Seems a pretty smart guy from the couple times Ive met him. Eric is back to running the shop area, like it should be.

Thanks Tom, I was just about to post that.

Nick is our office manager, so when you call you will get him. Eric is in the shop doing what he does best.

 

[TNRGreene]

Eric is in the shop doing what he does best.

Gives him more time to goof off :thumb:


Hi Beth, hope you guys are doing good

 

[mrsdmaxallitech]

Gives him more time to goof off :thumb:


Hi Beth, hope you guys are doing good

Hey . we're doing well, kids love school, my mom is doing much better but still has three more sessions of chemo. Its been a rollercoaster the past year and half. Hopefully we will see you next year either florida or smokin.:thumb:

sorry to take over your thread ben