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- Jul 1, 2015
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Ok so my dear daughter bought her first car with a friend's help. They made a pretty good job of it .. but did not ask about the maintenance - specifically timing belt and tensioner replacement. So, you guessed it, 115K miles and no change! Well I was happy to do it and check things over generally. On the way back (130 mile journey) I discovered the front shocks were shot, so contemplated replacing the front suspension components and brake disks and pads. First off not even a large braker bar or torque wrench would shift the front wheel bolts. A trip to the local tyre fitter did the trick but they only just managed.
Well, long story short, I returned to have a wheel alignment and then set out on the return journey. An hour later on the M40, a tell-tail noise alerted me to trouble with the front end. I stopped at a services and found the n/s front weel bolts loose. One would not tighten even hand tight! Moral, do not over tighten bolts. they stretch and are afterwards prone to snap. Just to round off I got two very new looking bolts off a scrappy today (and dirty hands for £1.00!
Well, long story short, I returned to have a wheel alignment and then set out on the return journey. An hour later on the M40, a tell-tail noise alerted me to trouble with the front end. I stopped at a services and found the n/s front weel bolts loose. One would not tighten even hand tight! Moral, do not over tighten bolts. they stretch and are afterwards prone to snap. Just to round off I got two very new looking bolts off a scrappy today (and dirty hands for £1.00!