Can I weld my cam bolts?

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Just because your parts are new doesn't mean they're good. Check all the ball joints and all that business. And re check your k frame for cracks

Preach on, brother! I see bad new parts all the time.
 
Exactly my thoughts. He said tightened them with a breaker bar. That's what they're good for. Breakin stuff. You can over tighten a fastener and when you do, they stretch. When they stretch, they actually loosen up.

Now, I have done this trick to all of mine in the past. Clean the bolts, cams and frame brackets up good. I mean operating room good. Then, with a center punch, punch a series of divets in the bracket side of the cams and on the brackets where the cams tighten down. This will help lock everything down tight when you tighten them down.

All that said, I agree with others in that something is moving somewhere. You could mark the cam bolts so that you can tell when you come back from driving if it's them that's moving.
Another excellent idea. Thanks.
 
O.K., I pulled a lower control arm, and it looks like it was twisted. Rubber not uniform around the shaft, so, I'm going to Harbor freight to get a press to make things easier.
 
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