Guest brko Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Hi guys I have a problem with my aerotop m reg, the screws keep coming lose after driving the car. the car hits few bumps and the front screws are lose and the roof then rattles. what should I do???????? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Are you tightening them up properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Are you tightening them up properly? yes that^^ use a spanner tool to properly tighten them - doing by hand alone is not enough in my experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georigg Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Hi BRK, I normally screw in the studs uising the "long" arm of an allen screw hex key and turn "tight" on the short arm into the screw, turning it another half turn approx to get theis degree of tightenting. If I do not do this, it will slacken off and the roof starts to rattle going over bumps. Sounds like you need to tighten each screw "fully" after hand-tightening. Rgds Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brko Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 thanks guys for reply I do thighten the screws all the way but I think they are just too old and might need replacing. Should I buy new ones? How do I fit them???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHandy Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 thanks guys for reply I do thighten the screws all the way but I think they are just too old and might need replacing. Should I buy new ones? How do I fit them???? This could be the cause of your leak???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRACIE_LOU Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 sounds like a common problem ours do this to but only after a while, dont really want to over tighten them case one breaks,ive found if i hand tighten each one then go round again a couple of times then lock down the centre locking bolt seems to work better, i doubt the bolts would be so worn they wouldnt tighten up but depends on how car has been treated previously i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Has anyone else had this problem? Any solutions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewm1965 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I recall somebody curing this by wrapping PTFE plumbers tape around the screw thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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