Hi

Tomorrow I need to remove the JCW strut brace because I have to fit new shocks. The JCW strut brace is tighten to the body with locking nuts (they have a blue plastic lock sleeve on them).
I read I cant use the nuts again if I loosing it? Is this true?
Can I still use the nut if I add something like loctite?

 

Check for a thread about bad nuts that crack and fracture. I would suggest new if you can get them.

 

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JCW Strut brace=poor quality

 

according to JOHN COOPER WORKS the part number for the nuts is:51717895241_____i received this number from john cooper, parts manager for JCW i had asked him for info because of some problems the folks on mini2 have reported.he said they have not received any complaints about the nuts splitting apart and he would keep me supplied with any info.....

 

Maaij
Have you checked with the dealer you got the bar from? He may have a few in stock and may be nice enough to take the nuts out of a kit. Worth a phone call.

 

TWO (2) people report failed nuts and the sky is falling

Too funny

 

Thanx for the replys

I dont think my dealer have it in stock. Can I use the old one till my new nuts arrive?

 

What did MINI say? Your dealer would know.

 

why don't you just go to Acehardware and get some metric nuts with
locking nylon? who cares what the nuts look like under the hood.

 

i dont think they are a standard bolt, from the pictures i have seen.

 

oh? what pitch does it use?

 

thestrange thing about them is they have a sleeve on them that is nit threaded it self taps itself as you wrench them on.anyway that was the way mine and another that i did were.i have e-mailed JCW and asked them if that is correct and i havenot received an reply from them yet. i'm not sure if that iscorrect butthat was the way they went on. the instructions are very clear about the install but it is a very straight forward install.....

 

Let me know what JCW say about it

Whats the torque setting of the nuts? The brace itself is 34Nm?

 

these are called "nylocks" and are available almost anywhere that sells metric hardware. They ARE a "one time use only" item and should be replaced when removed. Jock

 

You are correct sir.Nylocks are commonly used in industrial high vibration environments,one use only because you cut a thread in when you tighten down locking it on.If you reuse you will pull the raised material cut on the firstuse out and it will loose" the locking feature".

 

so now we know what to call what I already described....

what pitch does it use so the poor guy can get some locally.

 

They failed on mine too.

 

Bring an old one and "they" should be able to match up the correct size.Otherwise you would have to have a bunch of really expensive gauges, or at the very least a metric thread pitch gauge set.

 

You wont find these anywhere but the dealer. They have a colar extension to take up the slack between the hole and the stud coming out of the mount.

 

Thanx again for the reply's
I called the dealer and they can order it for around $6,40 each
I need 6 pieces

 

List is $6 ea.

 

Sorry to hear that ... OK three (3)

Anybody else. I just dont think 3 ... or 30 ... warrant a recall or panic.

 

still expensive

 

How many failed nuts? Do you fitted it yourself?

All failed nuts so far is coming from ppl who fitted it himself.

 

Maaij
I really wouldn't use nylocks over again. You could but they may come loose. Why don't you leave the bar off until new ones come in,and use the old nuts that were on the car before bar install.