...But it should hold



Trying to put my control arm back in with polyurethane bushings turned out to be more difficult than I imagined, mostly because of my stupidly stripping out the threads on the chassis insert.

Another view:

 

Looks solid. That's not going anywhere.

 

Looks fine to me. How far are you from Bellevue, WA?

 

considering the situation, your fix should be fine

 

loctite and then its fine I say. I wouldn't want that sucker loosening up with vibrations since the nut is the only thing holding it since the threads are stripped right? I mean, how often are you really changing that bushing or checking those bolts. looks good though considering.

 

That should work fine.

 

Should be fine. Tack weld the nut to the subframe.

This, however, is why one needs a good set of thread chasers. Especially on those fine threads.

 

I drilled out the threads after realized that it was going to take FOREVER to cut that insert off. It's not apparent from the pictures, but that nut is ovalized; I similarly imagined it vibrating apart, and I didn't think that a split ring lock washer would cut it.

Bellingham is ~1.5 hours north of Bellvue, I'm in the king county region pretty often though.

I strongly agree, it was a matter of getting that bracket aligned; the lack of alignment before was what caused the thread massacre.

 

needs more lock-washer

 

Hey I'm in bellingham lol, if your really concerned about it holding or not I have a subframe you can have for free. But I don't see why it wouldn't hold.

 

I'd be comfortable with that one my car. Don't forget to paint the metal you had the grind away