The tension load on that bolt isn't much. Doesn't need to be that tight actually. like 35 to 40 lbstorque would beenough . The shear load on it isn't that much either. It's the kind of thing that if things stay in place, don't get loose, or slide around , it will be fine. just don't use some cheap junk from a hardware store. I like a nylock nut on that bolt too.
On 4/16/2013 7:03 PM, neil n wrote: > Heh heh. Hadn't thought of that! But...... > > The letters were right side up when reading the numbers. > > On the 'net, saw mention of 8G regarding metric fasteners. > > I put the bolt in. If I snap it, I'm driving where I shouldn't! ;) > > Neil. > > On 4/16/13, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > >> I'm no authority on fasteners but I don't know about 8.6 and would guess >> what you saw was 9.8 up side down. >> >> Mark >> >> > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group: > > http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej > |
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