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The 306 I purchased last year had a upper strut brace fitted, it appears as though the previous owner has damaged the treads either side (3 either side on top of the top mounts) I purchased some bolts from swampy and they don't lock in place. it doesn't seem likely I'll be able to tap a thread of the same size in there, any ideas?
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 pugbug
Regular  Location: Leicester Registered: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 154 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 20:04
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mr swampy s16
**BAD SELLER**  Location: out and about Registered: 22 Oct 2003 Posts: 10,550 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Change the mounts??Not that bad a job and Yuo can put new bearings in at the same time |
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Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 20:10
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JWP EFi
Turbo Legend!  Location: edinburgh Registered: 07 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,163 Status: Offline |
Post #3
pugbug wrote: The 306 I purchased last year had a upper strut brace fitted, it appears as though the previous owner has damaged the treads either side (3 either side on top of the top mounts) I purchased some bolts from swampy and they don't lock in place. it doesn't seem likely I'll be able to tap a thread of the same size in there, any ideas? i'd go with what swampy said, but you could drill and tap them out to M10, but getting the 3 bolts to line up with holes in chassis could be fun |
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Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 20:21
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pugbug
Regular Location: Leicester Registered: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 154 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Cheers for the replies guys. I'll have a look into to doing that. I'm not sure how everything bolts together, but is it safe to continue driving like this? It's not like anything is going to fall out? |
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Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 20:30
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JWP EFi
Turbo Legend! Location: edinburgh Registered: 07 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,163 Status: Offline |
Post #5
personally i wouldnt drive it, get it sorted!its fairly straight forward, you'll need to remove the strut, compress spring the take mount off i really would just replace it rather than trying to drill/tap, plus their likely to be worn so replacing mounts/bearings will help to tighten things up a bit |
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Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 20:38
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
Post #6
it'll be fine on 2 bolts, the zx only had two.you could just send a 10mm tap through it after drilling to 8.5mm. Or use a longer M8 bolt and a nut underneath. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 20:50
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smithers
Seasoned Pro  Location: Glasgow Registered: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,016 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Did someone not do a trackday with no bolts in?________________________________________ 1997 Black GTi6smithers205 at hotmail.com |
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Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 21:00
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rich306
Seasoned Pro  Location: Portsmouth Registered: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 1,834 Status: Offline |
Post #8
welshpug! wrote: it'll be fine on 2 bolts, the zx only had two. you could just send a 10mm tap through it after drilling to 8.5mm. Or use a longer M8 bolt and a nut underneath. It's a right b**ch to get the nut on underneath though!! ________________________________________ Richies Project RallyeElectrical work carried out in Portsmouth jamiek_uk2000 wrote: - Top Tip!!! You'll need to throw money at the car. Not on parts. Just stand near your car and throw loose change at it, I find this increases performance for a short period of time |
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Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 21:58
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darzmat
Senior User  Location: nairn Registered: 14 Jan 2011 Posts: 879 Status: Offline |
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rich306 wrote: welshpug! wrote: it'll be fine on 2 bolts, the zx only had two. you could just send a 10mm tap through it after drilling to 8.5mm. Or use a longer M8 bolt and a nut underneath. It's a right b**ch to get the nut on underneath though!! a couple o mine are nuts and bolts as i knackered my threads by over tightening. never ad a problem taking them on or off ________________________________________ 1997 blaze GTI-6 bought january '11 £800 Spend to date on parts £827.88 |
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Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 22:28
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