Steering falling off? Has this been covered?

[Voader - Oudersopzwier]

After reading on this forum about lose bolts and/or locker nuts who where on the wrong side. I found this.

 

[Dokatd]

After reading on this forum about lose bolts and/or locker nuts who where on the wrong side. I found this.

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Yep, that's how mine were. Among other loose or improperly installed components.

 

[Greasemonkey]

I know it's not a proper threadlocker, but because we have a lot of salt on the roads here in Germany during the winter, I sprayed all these bolts with underbody sealant shortly after taking delivery of the INEOS. You do get your hands dirty working on these parts, but it prevents corrosion on the threads and also ensures that water can't get into crevices and damage the threads.

Plus, you notice immediately if a nut comes loose.

If this keeps up, we'll soon have to do a "pre-drive check" before every trip.

 

[TCMColorado]

I use torque marking compound on all steering and suspension bolts/joints. This makes it very easy to do a quick glance and determine if something has come loose. If I am only driving on paved roads then the check is done once a month. If on a trip in the back country the check is done daily.