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| Mueller |
 Aug 25 2004, 03:24 PM
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has anyone else found that the greenish CV bolts are soft???
I've had a few break while I was installing them and they snapped well under 20 lb's of torque (I tighten them using a torque wrench, I start off with a lower setting and work my way up to the proper setting) I've never had a problem with the darker black colored CV bolts which I am guessing are factory spec and not just the generic VW bug replacment units????? (picture "borrowed" from another thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) Attached image(s) 
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| Mark Henry |
Aug 26 2004, 06:51 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(TimT @ Aug 25 2004, 07:26 PM) Didnt someone recently post about flywheel bolts that he bought from mittlemotor, that turned out to be cheap 3rd worlds knock offs? Those greenish bolts look suspect to me... look at the pic posted above, the black oxide bolt looks well machined with nice tolerances, the other bolt looks cheap.. They can both be equaly as strong though, and 20 ft/lbs doesnt make alot of tension in a bolt.. I bet they're made in China or somewhere like that. There's a total influx of cheap and counterfit hardware coming in from the third world. The counterfit ones have a grade on them and they don't even come close to it. Crap like this has even been put on aircraft by mistake. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) I get Lobro boots for the bugs and they come with German bolts and CV grease. |
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Mueller Aftermarket CV bolt's too soft??? Aug 25 2004, 03:24 PM
synthesisdv Got these from EBS, (engine builders supply)
Says... Aug 25 2004, 03:35 PM echocanyons I got a pair from EBS that had the greenish look t... Aug 25 2004, 03:53 PM 736conver Other differences I have notice. The greenish/si... Aug 25 2004, 04:01 PM synthesisdv Isn't most of the torque load carried by the s... Aug 25 2004, 04:12 PM Headrage Where can you get the black hardened ones? Aug 25 2004, 04:14 PM TimT QUOTE
Headrage What do I tell them? Will they know if I just say... Aug 25 2004, 04:28 PM Mueller QUOTE
GWN7 Isn't there a grade rating on them? Should be ... Aug 25 2004, 04:49 PM synthesisdv Its an M8 x 45...
dr Aug 25 2004, 04:49 PM synthesisdv 736conver The black bolts I have are 12.9.
The silver ones ... Aug 25 2004, 04:59 PM TimT Didnt someone recently post about flywheel bolts t... Aug 25 2004, 05:26 PM TimT Im a bolt geek LOL
the on on the left has nice r... Aug 25 2004, 05:27 PM TimT The bolt on the right looks like a cheesy knock of... Aug 25 2004, 05:30 PM Verruckt <... Aug 25 2004, 05:35 PM thomasotten Wait a minute... I bought some CV boot repair kit... Aug 26 2004, 07:49 AM DonTraver When I want to be sure that the bolts, hardware ar... Aug 26 2004, 08:44 AM
Brad Roberts FYI:
I have installed upwards of 30-40 of these "... Aug 29 2004, 02:50 PM |
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