Solo radius arm pivots

cwrisley · Post by **cwrisley** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:47 pm

For guys running Solo pivots, I'm installing mine today and the shop is closed. Rear hole on the pivot to the front hole under the frame? I think that's what Bobby told me!! I don't wanna drill 5 holes wrong!!

Dezertzoro2 · Post by **Dezertzoro2** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 5:34 pm

Yes. Sorry we are closed all weekend. Of the two symmetrical factory holes on the bottom side of the frame chase the front hole out to half-inch. Bolt that to the rear hole of our pivot next to the letter S. Throw a little black paint in the area. Then bolt it up. there's your guide for your other four holes. Good luck. Paul solo Motorsports

damon1272 · Post by **damon1272** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 8:00 pm

Now that is service!

cwrisley · Post by **cwrisley** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 8:32 pm

Thanks Paul! Appreciate the info and best customer service out there!

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Sun Nov 29, 2015 10:38 pm

Haha I was going to mention that in the post I said about the heims. I called him with the same question.

cwrisley · Post by **cwrisley** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 3:15 pm

Along the same topic... I'm getting some resistance from the pivot bolts. The pic is where the nut has stopped. Impact gun can't move it any further, and my arms certainly cant! I tried both bolts provided, same result both sides. Dafuq am I doing wrong here?! lol

birdco85 · Post by **birdco85** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 3:20 pm

You probably seized it. Fine thread doesn't like impact. I've done it before. If you can't get them to come off then you'll need to cut and but new.

cwrisley · Post by **cwrisley** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 3:39 pm

I can take them off. The threads aren't all boogered up and look good. I'm just guessing that the stover is trying to cut into a BIG grade 8 bolt and not liking it. Cordless impact gave up, air impact doesn't want to cooperate. Thanks Harbor Freight.

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:16 pm

That looks like coarse thread - not fine, and my thought is the stover is the issue, but at this point I'd be installing new/different bolts & stovers. I'd go to fine thread personally if those are not, but that's not a critical change.

This should be something easily doable by hand with a ratchet with a decent length (10"-12") handle.

cwrisley · Post by **cwrisley** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:45 pm

Yeah Steve, they are coarse. I got the nut off by hand with a big cheater bar. Threads still look undamaged. I'm gonna pick up some nylock nuts and try that route. The stovers are proving to be a pain. Thanks for the help fellas.

cs_drums · Post by **cs_drums** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:45 pm

Key word: harbor freight haha. I have 3 impacts two professional quality and one Home Depot special. I have my compressor at 120psi and the hd one doesn't do shit. Get yourself a quality impact. A good one will last you forever

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:16 am

And if you get a quality impact - eBay is muuuuuch cheaper than a tool truck typically. I love scoring high quality tools for super cheap there.

Chris - I'd try a couple new stovers & new bolts. I've never run into the issue you are describing on a stover, so it may be a bad batch or something.

If you want to find a better price on the bolts - try www.allensfasteners.com they are typically cheaper even with the cost of shipping than a local hardware store & you'll have the bolts in a day or 2.

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 4:25 pm

Those bolts are fine and the stover is a coarse. Heres my thing on fine and coarse-- FUCK FINE THREAD!! In theory the fine is technically stronger but the durability of fine is terrible and is so easily screwed up. My logic while I am totally skewed is this-- if the threads on a NASCAR wheel stud are a coarse thread then so can everything else. The fine thread can hold more supposedly but when you see threads into aluminum they are almost always coarse. The threads are just more durable. Almost all the threads into an engine are coarse thread, that and you combine a coarse thread, a stover and some blue Loctite if you want-- its not coming off-- you put red on there-- theres not a snowballs chance in hell a RA pivot bolt is coming out with a torch and some muscle!

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 4:59 pm

Why are you saying the bolts are fine thread when the pic & the owner say it's coarse.

I don't have near the issue with fine thread as you do.

rdcjuanb · Post by **rdcjuanb** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:21 pm

Maybe he is using camouflage washers so it just looks like a gap but is really tight. ha ha

cs_drums · Post by **cs_drums** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:03 pm

I use all fine thread and have never had issues. I'm ocd, fin thread, stover and red locktite. Marked and checked every outing. Nuts and bolts shouldn't be an issue. Get an impact and since them suckers down and run it!!

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:11 pm

I jumped the gun -- I bet those nuts were fine thread -- and the impact hammered them on there and eventually got all bound up. I just hate fine thread and wont use it.

-JD5353- · Post by **-JD5353-** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:07 pm

A fine thread nut would not go on that far or at all easily, and wouldn't come off easily with no physical damage. There is a very obvious difference between course and fine thread, so Im not sure why that keeps coming up.... my guess is a overly crushed stover nut.

cwrisley · Post by **cwrisley** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:20 pm

For clarification, neither were fine thread. Nylocks and Loctite took care of the situation.