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Old 22nd May 2011, 09:27 PM
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a short m10 bolt should be fine if your bottom arms are right
the maxi joint would have a imp hole that is a little bigger than 10mm 7/16 clearince hole i think
i have 3ge plates in mine and there is a very tiny amount of wiggle with two m10's just pushed in the holes so thats what im using
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Old 23rd May 2011, 08:55 AM
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Hello Nigel,

Apologies Nigel, have just seen this one - been away from the computer a lot recently. Just looked through the invoices and i see that this was dispatched in June last year about the time when i was changing cnc parts supplier. All the cnc parts including these have been made from the same dxf files that i have supplied to both laser profilers that we use. Have checked the latest batch we have and they are all fine.

In other words not sure what has happened there, if you need another set sending over its not a problem just let me know.

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Old 23rd May 2011, 11:01 AM
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Maybe Spud from Saturn uses some sort of step bolt, as surely this has come has come to light before if this is the way he produces them ??

Nigel
It would probably be cheaper to throw the parts away and cut new ones to the correct size than source step bolts to rectify the problem.

If the wishbone plates aren't welded in situe, the easiest option is to return them for the correct items, failing that stepped inserts would be the next best option (drilling the ball joint out would leave very little material around the bolt hole, which could lead to premature failure), as you don't want the ball joint to move under load, the main body hole already has a large clearence value on it.

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Old 23rd May 2011, 06:08 PM
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Thanks for the offer to replace the parts Andrew, but I don't think it is a big deal to make up step washers for the three sets of wishbones we have, I am hoping to pick up a lathe soon as I used to be a toolmaker before I got into real estate so it is simple job for me.

I was just not sure if there were some special bolts you guys were using over there

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Old 23rd May 2011, 09:41 PM
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weld up the hold grind back and redrill the holes simples
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