Getting Torque Wrench on diff Bolts?

[eacmen]

I ordered these: (M14) Must be the normal, shoot..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007VAW5GO?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

Diameter of the married washer = 28mm

My Nord Lock washer = 23mm

od of enlarged washer is 30mm. Might be too big.

[Cubieman]

nord makes a normal and enlarged washer for M14. Which one did you get?

Whats the diameter of the married washer?

I don’t think the diameter of the washer should matter as long as it bites well into the bushing surface.

I ordered these: (M14) Must be the normal, shoot..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007VAW5GO?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

Diameter of the married washer = 28mm

My Nord Lock washer = 23mm

[eacmen]

About to cut off married washer on front diff. bolt and replace with a Nord Lock washer but wonder if the smaller diameter is a negative?

nord makes a normal and enlarged washer for M14. Which one did you get?

Whats the diameter of the married washer?

I don’t think the diameter of the washer should matter as long as it bites well into the bushing surface.

[Cubieman]

About to cut off married washer on front diff. bolt and replace with a Nord Lock washer but wonder if the smaller diameter is a negative?

[D-O]

It was tough to get the socket and torque wrench on the upper rear bolts (tight against floor). The etorx sockets are a bit tall, but I found that a 6 point 7/16" socket fit the etorx bolt perfectly and was short enough to fit. I used my TechAngle to get the 90 degrees. For anyone shopping for affordable angle measuring torque wrenches Home Depot now offers one for $159.00.

I have the CMP bushings as well. For the front bolt I believe I used a short socket and a short swivel extension. It was a bit nerve wracking. I wish I had heard about the nord locks before I put it together.

[heinzboehmer]

I see. That is a massive bolt...

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Yeeep. Original threads were destroyed, so smallest bolt I could get in there was an M20. At least it'll never break I guess

[mrgizmo04]

Oh I was just messing around.

Was in the garage anyway, so took a quick peek under the car. I did indeed use the nord lock in place of a regular washer.

I see. That is a massive bolt...

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[heinzboehmer]

I didnt see a nord lock design that looks like a c that can slide over the bolt to fit between the washer and the head, I think they are all regular washer o shaped.

Yeah prob cut off the original...

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Oh I was just messing around.

Was in the garage anyway, so took a quick peek under the car. I did indeed use the nord lock in place of a regular washer.

[mrgizmo04]

Also wondering the same thing. Depends on the bushing being used as well.

Definitely need to cut the married washer off the bolt (or replace with equiv size/grade/length bolt) for the nord lock to work as intended. I use these nord lock washers for smaller applications but never thought to use them for larger bolts.

Yeah stock bushing has plenty of metal surface to take a large washer, even if oversized.

I guess cutting the original washer it is...

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[mrgizmo04]

Smaller nord lock between washer and head of the bolt

I didnt see a nord lock design that looks like a c that can slide over the bolt to fit between the washer and the head, I think they are all regular washer o shaped.

Yeah prob cut off the original...

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[eacmen]

With the nord lock or any other solution, how do you guys account for the fact that the bolt comes with a washer (married solution, the washer will not slide off the bolt threads) and the surface between the bolt head and the top of the washer is smooth and can still back off almost 1/4" even if the bottom of the washer is "superglued" to the side of the bushing surface? In the pic, where I'm holding the bolt with my fingers is where this nord lock will go, which will ensure that the original washer and bushing don't move relative to each other, but washer to bolt head is smooth...

Do you remove the original washer and replace it with this nord lock to make sure the head of the bolt relative to the bushing doesn't move?

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Also wondering the same thing. Depends on the bushing being used as well.

Definitely need to cut the married washer off the bolt (or replace with equiv size/grade/length bolt) for the nord lock to work as intended. I use these nord lock washers for smaller applications but never thought to use them for larger bolts.

[heinzboehmer]

Smaller nord lock between washer and head of the bolt

To be completely honest, I can't remember what I did, but I do remember thinking about the same thing. Since I have a bigger bolt (i.e. not the stock one with integrated washer), I might have just removed the regular washer I used and replaced it with the nord lock.

Regardless, I don't really see an issue with cutting off the washer and replacing with the nord lock.

[mrgizmo04]

With the nord lock or any other solution, how do you guys account for the fact that the bolt comes with a washer (married solution, the washer will not slide off the bolt threads) and the surface between the bolt head and the top of the washer is smooth and can still back off almost 1/4" even if the bottom of the washer is "superglued" to the side of the bushing surface? In the pic, where I'm holding the bolt with my fingers is where this nord lock will go, which will ensure that the original washer and bushing don't move relative to each other, but washer to bolt head is smooth...

Do you remove the original washer and replace it with this nord lock to make sure the head of the bolt relative to the bushing doesn't move?

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[DoubleSidedTape]

I ordered a 10 pack of those washers from Amazon, will let you guys know how they end up working when I put the car back together (hopefully next week).

[heinzboehmer]

CMP subframe bushings as well, but I dropped my entire subframe as I was refreshing everything. Like you guys I found out that yep they really do change geometry as advertised. Next time I'm in there going to install a Nord Lock Washer as recommended in this post.

https://youtu.be/IKwWu2w1gGk?t=204

Yep that's where I got the idea from.

Ended up pulling stuff apart shortly after making that last comment. It's been about a year of hard driving and a couple track days and it hasn't backed out yet!