gr8vet
Well-known member
Hey guys,
Dang if it is not always something.....
I removed the upper a-arm bolts to put the adjusting bolts back into the spring. When I put the a-arm bolts back in, hit them with my impact on the medium setting, two of them broke ( at the bolt transition point).
Now I would assume that these bolts being a 10.9 strength, they would be quite hard to break? I picked up a couple of grade 8 bolts, they too snapped like a tooth pick.
What the heck is so special that is making these bolts break? I have now found info on a torque spec showing 48 lb/ft. Is this correct? Do these bolts inhibit some stretch for this application? Why would these bolts not be torqued to a greater limit?
Just curious if anyone else ever runs into stuff like this?
tt
Dang if it is not always something.....
I removed the upper a-arm bolts to put the adjusting bolts back into the spring. When I put the a-arm bolts back in, hit them with my impact on the medium setting, two of them broke ( at the bolt transition point).
Now I would assume that these bolts being a 10.9 strength, they would be quite hard to break? I picked up a couple of grade 8 bolts, they too snapped like a tooth pick.
What the heck is so special that is making these bolts break? I have now found info on a torque spec showing 48 lb/ft. Is this correct? Do these bolts inhibit some stretch for this application? Why would these bolts not be torqued to a greater limit?
Just curious if anyone else ever runs into stuff like this?
tt