205_sunderland 4 Posted June 18, 2006 Ive fitted new bottom arms just under a month ago and never tightened them with weight on how long can i weight before getting them tightened under weight? i am worried they may split as people have said on here and i cant afford another £100. I am going to try and visit a garage on tuesday, they shouldnt have split by now should they? as although ive changed almost all me front end the car is still rattly and noisey, i put this down to gas shocks and it being lowered 40mm, i spose i could always check for play when i get them re-tightened as i cant do it as i cant get under me car enough to do them myself. The car drives great now except for cheap tyres and it needs tracking to have it driveing 100% but just making sure. regards michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hengti 2 Posted June 18, 2006 erm - i'd tighten them right away! the knocking you've been getting might be something to do with them being loose - hopefully the bushes will still be ok they should be tightened after lowering the car to the ground after you've fitted them - before you use the car hope it's OK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveK 0 Posted June 18, 2006 Probably because you havent tightened them mate. My car is lowered aswell and there was no way i could get underneath it so i just borrowed some ramps, worked a treat. Dont bother doing the tracking until you have tightened the wishbones up. I bought a new wishbone and the tracking is a mile out compared to the old one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nick 3 Posted June 18, 2006 You don't need to crawl underneath the car to tighten them up. Jack the car up on the sill or subframe, whip the wheel off, then put an axle stand under the bottom ball joint and lower the car onto it(keep the jack in place just incase anything moves). The full weight of the car is now on the lower arm so the bolts can be tightened up. Nick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
205_sunderland 4 Posted June 20, 2006 ok thanks for the advice. im going to see about getting them done tomoro, they are really really tight i just tightened them while the car was jacked not under load, i may also try and remove wheels and use axle stands technique too. if the garage i try asks the earth regards michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alastairh 47 Posted June 20, 2006 Just tighten them up now. Doesn't matter if the car is jacked up or not. Alastair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugrallye 0 Posted June 20, 2006 (edited) really really tight?? i would double check on this but on of them is only torqued to 25ftlbs, sorry 26ftlbs for front pivot arm and 58 for rear, thats bugger all! Edited June 20, 2006 by pugrallye Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonmurgie 2 Posted June 20, 2006 I just do stuff liek that up as tight as I can and have no problems Don't bother with Torque on stuff like that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLPoomobile 958 Posted June 20, 2006 Those torque settings in Haynes also had me wondering. They do seem a bit low. The bolts seemed a lot tighter when I removed them but I put that down to the threadlock. I did all my nuts and bolts up to the specified torque settings and used threadlock. Seemed OK on the test drive. Will this be OK do you think (anyone)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inferno 1 Posted June 20, 2006 I just do stuff liek that up as tight as I can and have no problems Don't bother with Torque on stuff like that! ill second this... do them up tight! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
205_sunderland 4 Posted June 20, 2006 ill check them to make sure but i didi them with two spanners together the first time i did them, so they were ft tight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
