Front Wishbone Bolts - Loose

[Mark H]

All

Fitted a lower strut brace (OMP) before Xmas and torqued the wishbone bolts as shown in the Haynes Manual. Recently noticed a knocking noise from the front, on investigation both wishbone bolts are loose (as the brace was loose). Putting the working loose down to the Coil over ride being harsh ??

Is it ok to take the bolts out clean the threads, apply threadlock and re-torque or should I get new bolts as the old ones may have stretched and apply loctite ??

Mark

[james butler]

I had the same problem few years back n all I did was lock tite them in.
I seem to remember bolts like these usually come new with a blue gunk on the threads that's supposed to help keep them in place.
Same as bolts the hold girdling 54 calipers on. When you get pads it comes with New bolts with blue gunk on.
So I think most structural bolts that hold the car together are the same.

[Nate]

I've never had them come loose. Personally I just tighten them up ft. I wouldn't use a torque wrench on them.