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robdimond

robdimond

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I've got a dodgy inner track rod balljoint so am replacing together with all the anti-roll bar bushings.

All of the suspension parts are held in with M8 and M10 locking nuts. They don't look like ordinary nylock nuts.

Do I really need to replace them with Porsche nuts at £1.50 each or can I get a big box of locknuts from somewhere else? I do not want to compromise on safety but I'm already going to spend quite a few quid on suspension bushes... surely there is another source for the same type of nut other than Porsche!
 
IMHO you do not need to use Porsche nuts here - the workshop manual tells you what hardness you require if they are "special" which these probably are not. Not sure if this is considered acceptable but I have cleaned bolts and nuts with a wire brush and then used a dab of thread locker. Don't see why using someone else's lock nuts would make a difference either so long as you clean up the threads of the bolt before installing.

 
Nuts and bolts are nuts and bolts mate. Source your own but make sure you match the grade and thread. I.e. I think the wishbones are atached with metric fine. I think the grade is pretty standard 8.8 but check in the bolt head. I am lucky I have an endless supply of fasteners st work. Have used them for years and the car is still together.
 
Actually would have to agree with the above also. Bolts generally should be reusable. Just clean them. Nylocs should always as a rule be replaced with new.
 
Thanks for replies. Reusing nuts with a dab of threadlocker sounds like the right approach. They are certainly not nylock and I found reference online (always true, of course) that the OEM Porsche suspension locknuts have loctite pre-applied.
 
If I have learnt one thing over the years though the most important thing of all is always use the prescribed torque setting.
 
Sorry to join in conversation late on....

I realised this some time ago, Porsche nuts, bolts and various fitments = Rip off !

Standard metric nuts, bolts with or without a shank, brake pipes etc work fine.

Around the suspension Porsche originally used their own brand lock nuts = all steel but with an 'oval' hole to prevent them coming undone. As Rob points out, nylocs done up to the correct torque setting will readily do the same job,

Chris
 
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