Zeezeebaba Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) So yesterday I took the Z for a nice spirited run on the local twisties. I arrived back home and as I drove towards the house it appeared as if my tracking was out. The car was steering slightly to the left but not enough to notice on an average road camber. Today I took her in for alignment at my local laser four wheel place. The site that greeted me as the car was raised sent a chill down the spine. The nearside rear camber bolt had sheared off and the thread was the only thing keeping it together. It could have been worse and is obviously a rare occurrence but worth mentioning on here just in case. The car is still in the garage awaiting £95 worth of new OEM nuts and bolts but at least it's there and not in a breakers yard somewhere. Edited June 8, 2015 by Zeezeebaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogman Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Glad to hear you're ok, that's the main thing! Were the nuts torqued up when fitted? Sounds like they may have been over-tightened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Normally they go solid and most places can't budge them. I had to heat mine and have two breaker bars on either side to get them off! Spc and eibach do replacement toe/camber bolts too, which allow for more adjustments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Not sure which nut you mean. Is "rear camber bolt" the description used in the manual or your own because I've looked at the rear suspension section of the manual (RSU) and the only camber associated bolt I can see mentioned is the adjustment bolt. Would that be it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeezeebaba Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Not sure which nut you mean. Is "rear camber bolt" the description used in the manual or your own because I've looked at the rear suspension section of the manual (RSU) and the only camber associated bolt I can see mentioned is the adjustment bolt. Would that be it? Rear lower link bolt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeezeebaba Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Glad to hear you're ok, that's the main thing! Were the nuts torqued up when fitted? Sounds like they may have been over-tightened! This is what I suspect, torqued to high. I've only had the car 7 months and not touched them in that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Not sure which nut you mean. Is "rear camber bolt" the description used in the manual or your own because I've looked at the rear suspension section of the manual (RSU) and the only camber associated bolt I can see mentioned is the adjustment bolt. Would that be it? Rear lower link bolt. Many thanks I'll look that up. Always well worth reporting safety related failures. Edit: Found it! ...now I can see how bad this could have been. Just as well you didn't put the handeling down to poor road surface Edited June 9, 2015 by Dicky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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