24-10-2019, 08:55 PM
Hi Paul
By “tie bars” I assume you mean radius arms running between the front axle and ball flange on the front cross member.
If so then I didn’t realise that the ball flange was originally riveted. On the three cars I have owned the ball flange has been bolted. I have found, however, that conventional bolt heads do not leave a lot of clearance when fitting the radius arms, brass cups (ball sockets?) and through bolt. Perhaps round head (Allan key) bolts may give more room but these are perhaps not for the purists?
I use Nyloc nuts behind the bolts.
Cheers
Howard
By “tie bars” I assume you mean radius arms running between the front axle and ball flange on the front cross member.
If so then I didn’t realise that the ball flange was originally riveted. On the three cars I have owned the ball flange has been bolted. I have found, however, that conventional bolt heads do not leave a lot of clearance when fitting the radius arms, brass cups (ball sockets?) and through bolt. Perhaps round head (Allan key) bolts may give more room but these are perhaps not for the purists?
I use Nyloc nuts behind the bolts.
Cheers
Howard