BloodBAute New Member 12 Member For: 2y 1m 30d Posted 09/07/22 04:18 AM Share Posted 09/07/22 04:18 AM Hey, did a bit of a search but couldn't find anything. Has anyone had the bolts come loose where their tail shaft meets the diff. The smaller 8mm head bolts facing towards the front of the car? I just found three of them loose and one completely missing, it was only brought to my attention because one of the half Moon spacers was flicking up and hitting the fuel tank strap. I managed to borrow a spanner off a tradie nearby and he mentioned that his xr used to do it all the time. Time for a bit of Loctite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,300 Member For: 16y 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 09/07/22 04:26 AM Share Posted 09/07/22 04:26 AM Either loctite if you want to keep on top of it via regular manual inspection... or get some nordloc washers if you want a permanent solution... or fix the actual fault that's causing them to rock loose. I've never had a tailshaft bolt work it's way loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,125 Member For: 9y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 09/07/22 05:13 AM Share Posted 09/07/22 05:13 AM 52 minutes ago, BloodBAute said: Time for a bit of Loctite? The time for loctite was last time the shaft was out but now is the next best time. Always use loctite in this location. Don't use nordloc washers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBAute New Member 12 Member For: 2y 1m 30d Posted 09/07/22 05:17 AM Author Share Posted 09/07/22 05:17 AM Cheers mate. I've only had the car for six months, all the work was done previously so I'll Loctite them asap. Thanks a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tucker Donating Members 615 Member For: 4y 9m 24d Posted 09/07/22 09:21 AM Share Posted 09/07/22 09:21 AM Common issue man. Had the same thing happen to me. Loctite is a must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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