What can you find that's wrong? Now with more washers!

[JCH13]

You may or may not guess who did this lovely DIY repair.

1. Washers, wtf?
2. Replacement bolt is
a. only zinc plated and thus...
b. is likely a grade 5, not grade 8 (or equivalent)
c. too small a diameter
d. wrong thread pitch, so torque spec (if they bothered at all) is totally wrong
3. Top bolt is not tight

 

[Black2na]

Holy sweet baby jebus

 

[PottedMeat]

grade 5 seems optimistic, sure it's not a grade 2 home depot bolt? :awe:

 

[CurseTheSky]

Despite the washers... the top bolt made me cringe more. It looks like you could spin it with your fingers.

 

[JCH13]

I forgot to add the best part of the story (came out later in a thread on another forum where I got this): the guy who did it was a paid auto tech, and it was his girlfriend's car. He has since been fired for gross negligence and theft.

grade 5 seems optimistic, sure it's not a grade 2 home depot bolt? :awe:

Or the best: an un-graded bolt! What I like to call "chinese gray metal" 😀

 

[Slacker]

Not using the right tools, top nut and bolt badly rounded.

 

[skyking]

you've never seen suspension balance weights before?

 

[Black2na]

/\/\

I LOL'd

 

[Squisher]

you've never seen suspension balance weights before?

I was thinking more along the lines of variable alignment and quick strut change. The OP just doesn't understand that this guy was ahead of his time.

 

[thescreensavers]

Crazy...

 

[JulesMaximus]

Wow... who thought that was an acceptable solution?

 

[xSkyDrAx]

:hmm: needs more duct tape

 

[leper84]

I was thinking more along the lines of variable alignment and quick strut change. The OP just doesn't understand that this guy was ahead of his time.

Exactly, its just a new age eccentric; good tire wear when you're cruising but moar negative camber when its loaded. This guy should patent.