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Originally Posted by Mikebrinda
I'm not an industry insider so I don't know what types of problems rise to a level that attracts the governments recall attention, but I don't like driving while wondering if a suspension bolt has worked itself loose. Maybe I'm wimping out here. Maybe these type of failures just happen and are accepted with a shoulder shrug, within the margins of acceptable failures.
But it just doesn't seem right that this bolt, holding these parts together, can work itself loose and us owners don't receive a notice to bring our cars into the dealer.
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Originally Posted by frenchsquared
Who says the dealer knows.
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Any bolt can work loose.
A bolt from the factory may be torqued to high, to low or just right. The same is true for a nut and bolt installed by the owner or a shop.
It isn't just these two bolts mentioned in this thread. It is ALL the bolts.
This is another example of why a
Life and Death Nut and Bolt Check is critical before taking any car built by any company out on track. The more track miles you put on you Z, the more critical the Life and Death Check is.
We do this on every car we touch. On track cars I may have three different guys do the exact same check if it is a beast of a car with a matching beast of a driver. The closer to the edge the driver runs, the more important even the smallest details become.
Short Answer -- Get your Z on a lift. Replace those two bolts with full shoulder bolts. Use LocTite. Use a vibration proof fastener like this.
Torque it down and periodically check it.
Or just send your Z to me
