[GARY GP]

Eyes up Anyone else had probes with gtt aerobox strut brace. there is one for sale in the classifieds he has had stainless inserts fitted after his came loose

[russyellocoops]

Shouldn't move if torqued up properly!

also possibly a bit of thredlock to stops them working loose!

a hole will only go oval with friction and only possibilities of friction is if it's come loose!

I'm in no way related to Roland, but i'd thought a chat would be better than a rant on here!

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

What's going on here?

This is a high quality item and I am sure Roland will help you if you are having a problem. I'm still not certain what the problem anyway Please explain.

Tigger.

[ScottyBoy]

Im in no way having ago either but theres a member selling one in the classifieds section "various parts" and he says his is away having SS inserts fitted in parts this might be the same thing possibly.....

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

I had mine fitted by Roland. I think that he replaced the originals nuts when he fitted it and it's never budged a millimeter. I've even taken it off (to change the oil filter) and replaced it myself and had no problems at all, and I'm a fussy old bu99er!

Please speak to Roland about this before posting -ve comments

Thanks,

Tigger.

[Hartge210]

No problems with mine, & it gets USED

I'm sure Roland will put a few things straight

[PmP]

300GP you're posts are very broken english, please explain further. Was this car lowered? Perhaps jappers himself can explain.

[GARY GP]

Quote: Originally Posted by PmP (original)

300GP you're posts are very broken english, please explain further. Was this car lowered? Perhaps jappers himself can explain.

i personally don't know japper he is selling his brace in the classifieds! he said his brace came loose mis shaping the holes. he is now having his fitted with stainless steel inserts don't shoot the messenger

[rkw]

I do not see a benefit to fitting an insert, unless the hole had become so enlarged that there is a poor mechanical interface between the nut/washer and the brace. The insert would only serve to cosmetically make the hole look round. The fundamental problem is that one or more nuts had worked themselves loose and this eventually allowed the bolt to rub against the hole. Nuts can come loose on any strut brace, and it is an issue to watch for whether the brace is GTT or any other brand.

[Aberdeen Al]

Quote: Originally Posted by rkw (original)

Nuts can come loose on any strut brace, and it is an issue to watch for whether the brace is GTT or any other brand.

If you use the Nyloc nuts (nut with a nylon insert which basically locks the nut in place) provided by GTT when you purchase the GTT strut the nuts and torque them to the correct setting then you won't have this problem - trust me.

[Japper]

Quote: Originally Posted by 300GP (original)

Eyes up Anyone else had probes with gtt aerobox strut brace. there is one for sale in the classifieds he has had stainless inserts fitted after his came loose

It is me that is selling the modified brace. In fairness this was because I found that the std. nuts kept coming loose, so in a rush I used the nyloc nuts with no washer ( don't think there's room for a washer anyway. When I took the brace off to fit new air filter I noticed that I had 'squashed' and elongated the holes. This probable doesn't effect the performance of the brace once it's 'bedded in' to this position, but being a bit picky decided to engineer in some harder inserts.

Then i heard about the new 08MCS specs. and decided to take a test drive........big mistake

So it's up for sale......................a one off

Some other parts still up for grabs guys / gals.