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MK Front Drivers side u-bolt

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MK Front Drivers side u-bolt

Post by MKPatrolGuy »

Broke my first one tonight, driving up to Cheezy's factory after work. Braked hard at traffic lights and heard a bang. Didn't know what it was so took it easy for the rest of the trip (only a couple of minutes) and checked it out when I got to Cheezy's. Looking at the remains, it has been mostly broken for ages :shock: glad it happened when it did and I didn't wipe anyone out.
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Post by Screwy »

Everyone that ive spoken too has said that the ubolts on the drivers side of MQs are really common to break.

I never broke one at all before the SOA, but its interesting to hear under wat sorts of treatment they break under.

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Post by V8Patrol »

Got heaps of spares here !!!!

leftovers from SOA's and single Ubolts after a brakeage !

I really should call the scrap steel man 1 day :D


I think I broke 5 or 6 before I went SOA..... havent shit one since !
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Post by bazzle »

When I had mine I went and got some OME ones (ARB) bigger in diameter. No probs after that.Stamdard ones pretty skinny.

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Post by ShortyMQ »

I broke a few on mine when it was sua. Ended up drilling through the bracing on the diff and ran u-bolts the same way as the passenger side and had no more probs.
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

Bought 2 new U-bolts from ARB yesterday, only $12 including washers and nuts, I was expecting them to cost more.
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

All fixed now. God I love air tools and angle grinders :D
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Post by MQ080 »

yeah my front ones were always the first to go, you can never have enough spares...when i sold my truck i think there were about 20 spares, looking back at it it could have been a bad sign :D
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Post by berazafi »

any other things you would recomend to carry as spares
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