Wtf! Every damn time I work on a car

"Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ" (magooslaststand) 10/03/2015 at 11:16 • Filed to: None

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Something stupid adds work. How does a simple bolt decide to not thread back into the hole it came from.

LongbowMkII > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 10/03/2015 at 11:24

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thats how it goes.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > LongbowMkII 10/03/2015 at 11:30

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One day it will change......and then I’ll get hit by a bus the same day

OPPOsaurus WRX > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 10/03/2015 at 11:43

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Things are going really well for me right now. I’m horrified

Urambo Tauro > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 10/03/2015 at 11:47

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Clean it as best you can. I’ve gotten into the habit of using thread chasers on most projects. I’ve heard that you can use tap&die sets, but they’re sharper and may try to cut new threads where they don’t belong.

And for crying out loud, don’t over-torque anything . Especially when aluminum is involved.

whatisthatsound > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 10/03/2015 at 12:01

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Did you do the shocks yourself?

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > Urambo Tauro 10/03/2015 at 12:04

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Yeah I never over torque luckily. Was doing the work last night...have to give the threads a better look here shortly

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > whatisthatsound 10/03/2015 at 12:05

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Yes. I had no idea the rears are actually super easy. 3 bolts/nuts and don’t have to mess with the springs

....its only the rear I’m replacing

S2Konstantin > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 10/03/2015 at 12:17

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There is a very simple way to avoid this problem every single time:

1. Apply pressure to the bold while turning it the loosening direction.

2. Once it clicks and slips inwards one thread, then start tightening.

You are guaranteed to never cross thread a bolt this way as it aligns the threads correctly before tightening even 1°.