Axle bolts and Pins, I done messed up |
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Axle bolts and Pins, I done messed up |
tvdinnerbythepool |
Aug 7 2020, 07:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 24-July 18 From: Olympia, WA Member No.: 22,336 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Axle fell of the transmission yesterday. Bent a bolt and sheared a bolt. The other two appear to be fine and just loosened themselves out.
My assumption is I didn't torque them down correctly. Question is..... Bolt size? I have M8 special bit And... There are 6 holes....4 bolts and 2 alignment pins correct? I appear to have lost those 2 pins when the axle came off. Source for the 2 pins? Thanks all! -R |
porschetub |
Aug 7 2020, 06:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,704 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Make sure you check the threads on the broken and bent bolt area's on the output flange,it takes a lot to bend and snap these HT capscrews...just saying.
I torque to 31 ft/pounds and never has an issue,these bolts can handle that,this torgue is what I used on all the watercooled VW Golfs and never a failure as mentioned by greg and clay. Again as mentioned the matting faces and bolts need to be spotless,nothing wrong with a wee lick of Loctite...end of story. |
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