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Author: Subject: Rear top wishbone, rear support bolt / nut
JoaoCaldeira

posted on 14/5/06 at 08:16 AM Reply With Quote
Rear top wishbone, rear support bolt / nut

I had to cut a bit of the nut (nyloc one) in order to fit the bolt.
Is this normal?

Joao

[Edited on 06/5/14 by JoaoCaldeira] Rescued attachment rear_top_wishbone_bolt.jpg
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Avoneer

posted on 14/5/06 at 08:44 AM Reply With Quote
I've had to shorten bolts all the time.

Is your diff on upside down?

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JoaoCaldeira

posted on 14/5/06 at 03:15 PM Reply With Quote
Sorry.. not bolt... NUT (being portuguese doesn't help a lot when writing...

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Krismc

posted on 14/5/06 at 04:57 PM Reply With Quote
If you shorten a nyloc. it will damage the integretary?? wont it??, therefore fail SVA!!

I was going to grind mine down but, havent as yet!

I need a slimline one, as i cant fit mine either!!

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Peteff

posted on 14/5/06 at 05:06 PM Reply With Quote
You can narrow them down by holding them against a linishing belt or similar without any problem, don't take any off the lock side though and be careful to keep them flat.





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I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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amalyos

posted on 14/5/06 at 06:50 PM Reply With Quote
I used a half nut and locktighted it.

Steve.

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smart51

posted on 14/5/06 at 06:56 PM Reply With Quote
Marc sent me two "crushed" nuts for use here. They are full nuts that have been squezed so that the grip the nut. They perform the function of a nyloc but are not as tall.
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JoaoCaldeira

posted on 14/5/06 at 06:58 PM Reply With Quote
I didn't cut the nyloc, just 2mm of metal above the nyloc... but I'll get another one an grind the other side...

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Avoneer

posted on 14/5/06 at 07:14 PM Reply With Quote
And the diff???

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G.Man

posted on 14/5/06 at 08:04 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Avoneer
And the diff???

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Avoneer, can I ask you how the hell you think he mounted it, if it is upside down?

The lugs wont even come close to fitting if it is not the correct way up..







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posted on 14/5/06 at 08:58 PM Reply With Quote
Hi guys
The nuts you require are called k-nuts picked mine up from mnr when encountered same problem also available from merlin motosport

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Peteff

posted on 14/5/06 at 10:15 PM Reply With Quote
picked mine up from mnr

also available from merlin motosport. Joao lives in Portugal though so not very handy for either of them.





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I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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Avoneer

posted on 14/5/06 at 10:33 PM Reply With Quote
Yep, I know that Mr G Man, but in the top pic, the little metal plate oval ring retainer thing is on the bottom and IIRC, they are all on the top of normal Sierra diffs.

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Avoneer

posted on 14/5/06 at 10:38 PM Reply With Quote
Look at mine here:

http://www.mytigeravon.co.uk/html/differential_2.html

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G.Man

posted on 15/5/06 at 03:46 AM Reply With Quote
That may be true, but you can see the top bolt in the pic just behind the fuel pipe, and if it was upside down, then the bottom bolt would clearly be in view..

Additionally the bottom casting lug can be seen and the vane direction is correct...

Therefore it is safe to conclude that this diff has a differerent retainer position..







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JoaoCaldeira

posted on 15/5/06 at 07:06 AM Reply With Quote
Hi Pat.
Thanks for your concern. The diff is positioned right. But in fact the retainer is not in the same position.

Joao






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Avoneer

posted on 15/5/06 at 11:05 AM Reply With Quote
No probs,

Obviously differnet retaining mouting points.

Just an initial concern from the 1st picture.

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Avoneer

posted on 15/5/06 at 11:08 AM Reply With Quote
Besides, I think it could of been mounted upside down if just the two rear most mounting points had only been used initially.

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JoaoCaldeira

posted on 20/5/06 at 08:39 AM Reply With Quote
Hi.

There is another very simple solution.

I've used low profile nyloc nuts which fit perfectly; they are 12mm high instead of the standard 14mm.

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posted on 21/5/06 at 07:27 AM Reply With Quote
yep spot on was going to send some with the rest of the bits

best regards

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JoaoCaldeira

posted on 21/5/06 at 11:40 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks anyway Marc

Joao

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