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IVA Fixes - Button Head Suspension Fasteners

One thing the IVA examiner warned me about (though didn't didn't actually have a problem himself) was the hex heads on the bolts that go through the front lower wishbones rubbing against the steering rack gaiters. He said the follow on retest examiner may not like it so best to sort something else to avoid it causing further issues.

 

There's not enough room to fit a plastic cap in there so I've put some 10.9 button head M10 screws in there instead. I wouldn't normally use screws (as opposed to bolts) as I'd prefer to have the load bearing on the bolt shank rather than threads. In this case the load is taken by the bush and crush tube. the screw's job is to pin the crush tube between the brackets so it should be fine.

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Uploaded on July 12, 2015