snapped a bolt is it still safe to drive?

1. andy1weir Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162

   #1 22nd April 2012, 17:08

   snapped a bolt holding the arb to the drivers side wishbone/lower arm, its now only being held by one bolt, is it still safe to drive until i get another bolt??
   
   whats the likely hood of it causing me problems?
2. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #2 22nd April 2012, 17:18

   Should be ok so long as you take it steady, could always disconnect the drop links so the arb doesn't move
   
   I have a nice stock of the bolts to replace them with
3. andy1weir Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162

   #3 22nd April 2012, 17:20

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by swampy Should be ok so long as you take it steady, could always disconnect the drop links so the arb doesn't move I have a nice stock of the bolts to replace them with

   
   how much for 2 lol ill have to do other side at somepoint so might aswell get 2 incase i break another
4. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #4 22nd April 2012, 17:43

   guessing its a lower spec model with the 2 bolts holding the arb to the lower arm if you snapped a bolt? if so, its ok to drive with 1 but get it drilled out and replaced asap. plenty of fastener stockists around locally will supply them if you give them the size. either that or drill straight through the wishbone and fit a nut and nylock nut through it
5. andy1weir Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162

   #5 22nd April 2012, 17:47

   i didnt actually get the wishbone changed as the bigger botl holding it to the car wouldnt budge so ill get a mechanic m8 to do it instead, but just wanted to make sure its ok with just the one bolt holding it, only a 1.1 so wont be going fast anyway lol