Chris727 Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 I've been running nothing but FDTs lately and I'm finding they seem to be notorious for the bolts loosening which hold the angle iron bracket under the motor, this is what the rear of the axle wishbone pivots on. You have to remove the engine to tighten them, if they are loose your deck pivots left to right with your steering. I have had the engines out and had the bolts very tight, only for them to loosen up after 25 hrs use. Anybody ever do something permanent to fix this? I thought of having the bolts weled to the frame on the inside, this would make it an unnoticeable modification. Anyone have any luck with locknuts? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Chris
quantico Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 Try using nylock nuts and lock-tite to keep them tight. I like loc-tite 271 red which is a serious stays on compound. don't know why you are getting loose all the time ?? I assume you are using correct hardware with lock washers. I prefer nylock nuts,,,
Chris727 Posted July 6, 2008 Author Posted July 6, 2008 Thanks for the suggestions, I should have tried loctite. Offhand I think they are 7/16 bolts with a lockwasher and a regular nut. I used new lockwashers and nuts, new bolts on some. I am running the wide front tires on the B-110s and I think that doesn't help, and the B-12 ran a 46" HD blade for a while, that put a lot of weight all on the front.
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