Ball joint/strut wedge pin, Pulling through hole Options

[rjames]

So I got one of the ball joints installed into the strut housing without any issues. Went to do the other one and got the wedge pin tapped almost flush and then went to tighten the nut and got to 20 foot pounds (spec is 33) before the wedge pin started pulling through. WTF?!
Is it safe to leave it like this? This is a wedge pin from Porsche.

[technicalninja]

The pin is compromised, nothing else.

I'd replace BOTH pins (and nuts!), torque to 16 and use blue loctite on the threaded portion only.

NO WAY I'd run the over torqued pins!

A failure at this point could cost the entire car and you!!!!!!

Loose a pin at 100mph and you won't be able to tell what brand the "ball of metal" is in the junkyard...

[rjames]

The pin is compromised, nothing else.

I'd replace BOTH pins (and nuts!), torque to 16 and use blue loctite on the threaded portion only.

NO WAY I'd run the over torqued pins!

A failure at this point could cost the entire car and you!!!!!!

Loose a pin at 100mph and you won't be able to tell what brand the "ball of metal" is in the junkyard...

I hear you, but..
If I use blue locktight then I have to reduce the torque by 20%.
The wedge pin above is only torqued to 20 ft lbs. I couldn't get to 33 because that's the point where I noticed the pin pulling through. I measured against the old pin and verified that the threads didn't bottom out. Do you still think that's enough to compromise the pin? Given that the correct spec is seemingly only in one thread on the bird site, others must have used 33 ' lbs successfully (was ok on my other strut.)

Isn't the strut toast now because the hole has been widened?

I must have read 10 different install threads prepping for this. How has the error in the manual not been pointed out here before?! I'm so F'ing pissed off right now.