blackforestham
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Dealer - 5 bucks ea
NW Challenge Trip Report!!!
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ryan-in-oregon
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Can anyone that is willing get under their rig and check this bolt for me? I just want to know if it is loose.
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Huh??
ryan-in-oregon
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Same bolt we've been talking about..
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Gotcha. I replaced my bolts today. Both looked fine but seemed to be on the short side of torque specs. I chose to wire brush off the factory supplied Loctite (blue) since it was just a smear on one side only. I used the Loctite Gel and applied evenly to the first 4 or 5 threads. My torque wrench only goes to 75 ftlb so I just gave it the gorilla arm on a long 1/2" drive wrench. I KNOW it's tighter than what I replaced. I also did another procedure since I was already in work mode...
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Sweet...I tried to get the bolts at my local dealer today but they had to order them. 
They are suppose to be here in a week.
They are suppose to be here in a week.
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I checked mine with my hand the other day. It was tight. I know that's not an adequate check, but that's all I have time for right now.
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So...I have found a 12.9 Grade bolt that will work. Only problem, I'd have to special order it and it only comes in a 50 pc count package. $315 (plus shipping and tax, I'd assume). Any chance enough people here want to do a group buy? I actually think that if we each needed about 4 (2 on the rig, 2 spares) it would only take about 12 of us....and it would be about $30 each (for 4 bolts per person).
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I just replaced both of mine with the "new" style factory bolt. The bolt is different so I am going to give it a chance before I change it to a 12.9. According to the factory service data it can be reused 5 times and to check for punch marks on the head as an indicator of the # of uses...
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Really? You saw that written in print somewhere (about the punchmarks)? That's remarkable...seems like such a detail.
I'm going to see if I can get a "sample" of the 12.9. I'll probably replace my bolts with factory ones next time I switch wheels for off-roading. Or I may not at all...they look pretty good and tight in there right now, and I figure I have a spare, but....
I'm going to see if I can get a "sample" of the 12.9. I'll probably replace my bolts with factory ones next time I switch wheels for off-roading. Or I may not at all...they look pretty good and tight in there right now, and I figure I have a spare, but....
