V70: Body No yet 4 yrs old and bits starting to fall off

[XC90Mk1]

Originally Posted by tommyweaves

Not true.

It is. Do you have any specific systems and platforms you can identify?

[XC90Mk1]

Originally Posted by tommyweaves

Not true.

Tier 1 and upwards tend to specify helicoils for fixings sub 1/4” or 6mm even for non flight system. Secondary locking is very specific with the twists and forms. I would go as far as to say I don’t believe there are any flight or structural components that rely on bonding exclusively. I also don’t believe the regulators would sanction it or that data would exist for fatigue life etc.

In the abscence or a platform and sub system I would have to say you are incorrect on this. That’s not to say it isn’t possible, it’s simply not sanctioned. It’s like the myth that the Dreamliner has composite wings bonded. No it does not, there are sections that are bonded but not structural or flight safety dependant.

[100K+]

Originally Posted by Clan

It is probably due to the 35 C temperatures we have been having recently . Best see the dealer for a new trim under warranty … volvo do improve this kind of thing once they are informed of it .

Shame its 6 month outside of warranty lol

or

is " Volvo improve this kind of thing" a typo

and should be

"Volvo approve this type of thing..."

To me its more hassle to take the car to the dealer than to keep putting small amounts of impact adhesive under the raised lip...
If the impact adhesive don't work I'll try Stikaflex - used to fasten the arches to the Escorts with that, and they NEVER moved...EVER.

Just need to use a flexible adhesive I think, so no superglue/araldite variants

Cheers
Bob

[green van man]

Try tigerseal, it is removable if you realy need to but you will not want to. Remains flexible and really sticks things together once cured.

Sprang a panel joint on the caravan, tigerseal and clamped it until set, not had a problem in 3 years despite the miles it's traveled.

Paul.

[Potski]

Surely the idea of bonding/gluing is better than having holes drilled/punched through panels with the attendant possibility of water ingress, corrosion or depending on the materials used electrolysis?

In principle the idea of bonding seems to be very sensible to me.

(Didn't loads of old style composite aircraft - i.e. wooden ones - rely on glue to hold them together? For example the Mosquito? Jodells? Robins?)

[Tatsfield]

Having owned a car with a row of holes punched along the side I have to agree that bonding is the way to go. However when one of the letters from the Volvo name on the tailgate became unbonded, I used some double sided carpet tape to reapply an adhesive surface to the back of it and it's back in its place. No complaints.

[green van man]

Originally Posted by Potski

Surely the idea of bonding/gluing is better than having holes drilled/punched through panels with the attendant possibility of water ingress, corrosion or depending on the materials used electrolysis?

In principle the idea of bonding seems to be very sensible to me.

(Didn't loads of old style composite aircraft - i.e. wooden ones - rely on glue to hold them together? For example the Mosquito? Jodells? Robins?)

I think there were some screws in there also.

I know there are in wooden framed Morgan cars.

Paul.

[100K+]

Originally Posted by green van man

I think there were some screws in there also.

I know there are in wooden framed Morgan cars.

Paul.

..but you see I'm old school - I saw the moon landings first time round and I far more trust a nail, screw, rivet, bolt, clip fastening, then a glue to fasten two surfaces together. I can see the mechanical, and know it will usually last the lifetime of the requirement, glues on the other hand are the equivalent of witchcraft, black magic and voodoo...That's also why I cant do electrics well...I can't "see" what's happening... to me its another of the black arts

Cheers

Bob.