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Old 07-08-2021
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Originally Posted by Billnick View Post
Before anyone goes into a mad panic, this affliction only applies to pre-updates. But a timely warning nonetheless.
Not so!
I had this happen to my update.
All bolts broke in quick succession. Ended up driving the jeep for about 20km with little or no steering. The steering box was just moving around so I tied it in place with some fencing wire.
The ends of the bolts had locating section and as they had all broken flush with the end of the threaded section in the frame, I was able to screw them through using vice grips. The spacer was lost.
Happened at about 280,000km.
I would recomend that the bolts should be changed out at ay 200,000km even if not broken.
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