M62 nosedrive stud
The long stud from the nosedrive that bolts to the tensioner bracket – should I worry about anything if I drive without this stud in for a day or two?
Why I ask: A couple weeks ago I noticed the nut on the stud was loose...not even close to the bracket. I knew I had tightened it when I put everything back together after doing all the gaskets. Yesterday before driving home from Bill's I noticed it was loose again. I tightened it but it would NEVER torque down, it just kept turning. After driving to and from work today, I popped the hood, and saw that the nut had loosened all the way to the tip of the stud. :shock: I started to use a different nut, but when I did it was too tight, and the stud started turning. After removing the stud completely there was some metal within the threads. :roll: I haven't tried putting the stud back in yet, I don't know if the threads are messed up where the stud enters the nosedrive. :? The SC is completely torqued down to the LIM (obviously) so I don't see leaving the stud out causing a problem. Can anyone confirm? |
Mine did the same thing. So I replaced it with a slightly larger diameter bolt.
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I figured I'd try putting this one back in. If I have no luck I will try a larger.
Should I drive without the stud installed? At most the tensioner bracket would move a little I'd think, if even that. The SC isn't moving at all. |
It's not for the SC, it's for the bracket. Additional support I suppose.
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I had one stripped on the Nosedrive I just installed in the Zilla. I heli-coiled it back to an M6 (refer to Zilla's winter rebuild) and installed a BOLT rather than a stud.
You really need to do the same. There's alot of stress applied to that accessory bracket. |
I'd like to suggest we consider tossing up a torque spec on this stud to ensure members aren't over torquing them.
Being steel into aluminum...I realize the corrosion/welding effect probably plays into this as well. Pete..I have a right angle drill if needed. |
Off to work now...I'll try to install the stud before I drive. :?
EDIT: Put the stud in, couldn't get the nut to stay so I kept it off. The stud tightened by hand, but when using a ratchet to try and tighten the nut on, the stud came loose, so I'll have to get it re-threaded. |
I looked at your thread Bill....can you explain the importance of the heli-coil? Not too familiar.
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It's a steel thread insert to repair stripped threads. The kit comes with an oversized drill, tap, thread insert, and installation tool.
It was either an M6 or M8. Can't remember now. |
Gotta be M8.
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