Ok so I finally (I think) have ALL my parts together. I've now tried to put it together twice, but I want to make sure 100% that I am doing this right.
Specifically I am asking about the long bolts marked 14 and 16 in this photo.
When I removed them there were various thickness washers in between each part. I have all those washers I removed. As well I have some extras of the thin ones too.
In putting it back together I assumed it would be possible to bottom out the nut on the small amount of threads on the ends of the top bolt. Despite every combination of washers this is just not possible. However of course if I tighten the nut then the suspension arms only move within the range of the deflection of the rubber bushings. This doesn't seem right.
Then of course there are the plastic caps that go on the ends of Bolt #14. If I pop that cap on the end over a thin washer, and snug the nut up I still get movement without deflection, and I can keep the nut attached using red loctite. Is this what is expected? Or should I just leave everything loose a bit till its all in and then tighten down fully and allow deflection to happen?
On the bottom it seems I would be able to bottom the nut out even with washers so it would move freely, or should i do the same on the bottom too?
Specifically I am asking about the long bolts marked 14 and 16 in this photo.
When I removed them there were various thickness washers in between each part. I have all those washers I removed. As well I have some extras of the thin ones too.
In putting it back together I assumed it would be possible to bottom out the nut on the small amount of threads on the ends of the top bolt. Despite every combination of washers this is just not possible. However of course if I tighten the nut then the suspension arms only move within the range of the deflection of the rubber bushings. This doesn't seem right.
Then of course there are the plastic caps that go on the ends of Bolt #14. If I pop that cap on the end over a thin washer, and snug the nut up I still get movement without deflection, and I can keep the nut attached using red loctite. Is this what is expected? Or should I just leave everything loose a bit till its all in and then tighten down fully and allow deflection to happen?
On the bottom it seems I would be able to bottom the nut out even with washers so it would move freely, or should i do the same on the bottom too?