Please be sure to check yours. Had a track day on Thursday, today I changed oil and checked the links. Both were lose. Be sure to check or they could ruin your day.
-Rob
-Rob
if you can produce 45 lb ft of torque with your fingers, then you are poised to dominate the professional thumb-wrestling circuit.Jbone said:Umm, by checking if they're loose during an oil change; are you just testing it with your fingers, or are you cracking on it with your torque wrench?
Use a GOOD calibrated torque wrench.Jbone said:Umm, by checking if they're loose during an oil change; are you just testing it with your fingers, or are you cracking on it with your torque wrench?
rotfl Every time I drive. One is always loose, only one and it's always loose. Go figure.Randy Chase said:The only fasteners one should check with their fingers are the carpet bolts.
Hey thanks for leaving those Nordlocks on our windshields in the morning !ducatiexigeowner said:Sec111 has locking washers for the toe links.....
does the same trick as a locking tab, if not better,simple mod.....
a took a load of these courtesy of shinoo and neil along to the stargazing
meet......if your close to CA shay2 may have a few left over...
I have Nord-Lock, check every 5K (roughly every 3 months) and used the old 37 value:wallbang: ...until next week when it's time for the another service. At least the last two or three times they were tight and needed no adjustment.MattG said:Are you Nord-Lock people using the same torque, or increasing it as recommended? What about lubricating the threads?
JMY, no need to remove the wheels, just the undertray.
Thank you and Tim.MattG said:Image from the factory manual, marked up by former ET user Stan:
Do it every oil change, you are right there anyway, and if you track the car, do it before , and after each day of the event. at least thats what i did with mine. they would be slightly loose after a day at the track. its easy to do them, dont be lazy on this. I felt it was a big design flaw with the car as delivered from the factory.RegGuy said:Is this considered a "standard" maintenance check when the oil is changed or is it more frequently needed?
Yep. The color was added after the fact.uclacyc said:Are you guys getting all of the diagrams from the manuals downloaded from Lotus USA ($25 daily pass)?
While I don't dispute that logic, I do wonder...how does one check the torque of the inner a-arm bolts without removing the wheel? Or should we just use a jack to raise the hub / compress the spring in this case to close to ride height?TimMullen said:Always tighten suspension bushing bolts with the weight on the tires.
When/where was this number updated to 60Nm? There are still posts that say 50Nm.TimMullen said:Again, just to be clear - for the rear, it's:
You have figured out the Catch-22...MattG said:While I don't dispute that logic, I do wonder...how does one check the torque of the inner a-arm bolts without removing the wheel? Or should we just use a jack to raise the hub / compress the spring in this case to close to ride height?
The Service Manual indicates the 50 Nm (37 ft-lb), but it was changed by Lotus quite some time ago to the 60 Nm (44 ft-lb). There are a couple of threads where it was discussed, but good luck finding them. The searches that I've tried either find nothing, or find way too many threads to check through. I found it the other day with a magic combination of words to search on, but I can't seem to find it again. I should have saved the link to the previous post...Keeper said:When/where was this number updated to 60Nm? There are still posts that say 50Nm.
Might as well be straight from Hethel:TimMullen said:I found it the other day with a magic combination of words to search on, but I can't seem to find it again. I should have saved the link to the previous post...
Thank you. I didn't find that one when I looked - only others that referenced the information (and remembered it in the back of my mind from the time - I have a mind like a steel trap; very rusty).Keeper said:Might as well be straight from Hethel:
http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=482858&postcount=40
(The magic combo: Google: site:www.elisetalk.com toe link 60nm)
Can somebody please let me know about the track pack? I've tried searching and I've seen this question asked at least 3 other times with no response.westmc said:I am a little unclear about this. Is this as much of a problem if I have the track pack? Does it still have the same torque spec of 44 ft/lb?
I would expect the torque to be similar (assuming similar pitch on the threads of the bolt compared to the toe-link ball joint stud). The torque is actually a measure of the clamping force of the bolt - the bolt that clamps the chassis to the bushing. I see no reason that that clamping force would be any different depending on what bolt was holding it in place.westmc said:Can somebody please let me know about the track pack? I've tried searching and I've seen this question asked at least 3 other times with no response.
Do you know if this toe link problem happens with the track pack?TimMullen said:I would expect the torque to be similar (assuming similar pitch on the threads of the bolt compared to the toe-link ball joint stud). The torque is actually a measure of the clamping force of the bolt - the bolt that clamps the chassis to the bushing. I see no reason that that clamping force would be any different depending on what bolt was holding it in place.
Of course, that is just what I would expect, not a known fact... :shrug: