FCzzz

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...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:

cone_crushr

iTrader: (18)

Looks solid. That's not going anywhere.

dwb87

iTrader: (22)

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

3vil

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considering the situation, your fix should be fine

FC_fan

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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.

Barnett87GXL

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That should work fine.

Aaron Cake

iTrader: (1)

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.

FCzzz

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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.

Travis R

needs more lock-washer

rotary-guy

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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.

Level Zero Motorsports

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