Changed Lift Bolts

[T Sport 1978]

Hi all,

Went and had my lift bolts changed as a pre-emptive measure just for peace of mind, haven't had time to take pictures of the bolts yet but i can say that it is probably worth doing. The wear on the bolts are not as bad as i thought it would be, but they are definitely wearing and eventually they will actually wear to a point of breakage.

A small Toyota dealer did it for me for £68 inc vat which is good in my opinion, small price to pay for peace of mind!

I will try and upload some pics of the bolts later.

[T Sport 1978]

Wanted to say that my T Sport had 62k on the clock...

[badboyts]

nice to know thanks for the pre warning:thumbsup: .

did you feel any differance befor and after? how long did it take him? could you tell they needed doing at all or was it a gut instinct?

[T Sport 1978]

I was feeling inconsistent strength of lifts... sometimes it would feel strong and at other times it would feel as if it never did hit the lift.

I had my car diagnosed before by Jemca in Edgware Road and that guy said that it could be due to the fuel i was using, he said that my engine was burning hot due to crap Sainsbury fuel and apparently every degree above the optimum temp, 3 BHP is lost... OK, so i used Optimax for a few weeks and the lift did feel a little better but it was still inconsistent.

So i thought this is something worth trying as long as i could do it cheaply by a Toyota Mechie... I got quoted 1 hour of labour work (£68) and he said it took 45 mins, and this was NOT done by Jemca (they are expensive).

I dont know if its just me, but the lift is back with a vengence :) But i will give it a week and i could update with whether it has really improved or not.

Is there any way that i could upload the pics of the bolts from my PC instead of an URL? I want to show the wear...

[MarcTS]

Here's a pic of Mr 78's bolts :)

[UK86_MarK]

funny how something so small and easy to fix can cause such a problem sometimes...such is life i suppose :D

Mark

[T Sport 1978]

funny how something so small and easy to fix can cause such a problem sometimes...such is life i suppose :D

Mark

Aint it just. I am mechanically ignorant so i don't really understand how such a mechanism as the "lift" can be impaired by 2 wee bolts!

[UK86_MarK]

lol sounds so serious as well!

You think oh god that sounds expensive, but thats why you got the great people on this forum, the times that they've put my mind at ease! I have lost count!

Mark

[badboyts]

my lift is felling a little weak aswell might check it out only done 30k

heres how it works- http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee199/badboyts/VVTLi.jpg

[geldydriftking]

do these screws need torque up?? if so what setting?

[T Sport 1978]

my lift is felling a little weak aswell might check it out only done 30k

heres how it works- http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee199/badboyts/VVTLi.jpg

If you use the lift all the time, check them out mate. No harm in that!

[Captain Weirdbeard]

funny how something so small and easy to fix can cause such a problem sometimes...such is life i suppose :D

Mark

Aint it just. I am mechanically ignorant so i don't really understand how such a mechanism as the "lift" can be impaired by 2 wee bolts!

It's easily explained.

In engineering terms from my apprentice days;

The principle of shaving off a little bit of metal here and there and adding a bit elsewhere thereby producing huge results is widely attributed to the least understood part of Quantum Theory as it is understood today. It is called PFM.

Pure F'ing Magic!

Cheers