bestes1206
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Guys/Girls,
I have a vintage ford 555 that keeps wanting to come apart at the front axle to where it mates with the block
No matter how tight I get the bolts 1-1/8" Grade 8 it always comes loose I even tried red loctite last time * granted it was a hurried fix and probably didn't set up properly
The threads don't seem too bad
any ideas I am bout to just weld the front support to the block which I don't want to do but I am tired of the front flexing and potentially buggering up the threads
I am not sure how I could tap out a larger thread size due to the space constraints
Basically what will happen when those bolts work loose is the radiator support and hyd tank "nose" will move up and down with the terrain the interesting thing is there are 2 other bolts that are always tight no matter the relation of lower bolts being tight loose

http://i.imgur.com/mpDitc1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bV331dv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/s0BN2Gh.jpg
Ideas
I have a vintage ford 555 that keeps wanting to come apart at the front axle to where it mates with the block
No matter how tight I get the bolts 1-1/8" Grade 8 it always comes loose I even tried red loctite last time * granted it was a hurried fix and probably didn't set up properly
The threads don't seem too bad
any ideas I am bout to just weld the front support to the block which I don't want to do but I am tired of the front flexing and potentially buggering up the threads
I am not sure how I could tap out a larger thread size due to the space constraints
Basically what will happen when those bolts work loose is the radiator support and hyd tank "nose" will move up and down with the terrain the interesting thing is there are 2 other bolts that are always tight no matter the relation of lower bolts being tight loose

http://i.imgur.com/mpDitc1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bV331dv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/s0BN2Gh.jpg
Ideas
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