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| One of these bolts was broken off in a rocker box. The others were damaged but not broken. \\ | One of these bolts was broken off in a rocker box. The others were damaged but not broken. \\ | ||
| + | These bolts were damaged due to a clicker wrench not operating properly. \\ | ||
| + | The person using the torque wrench felt it happening yet kept pulling awaiting the click. \\ | ||
| + | "I did notice before it snapped that it kind of spun for a second, then broke. One of the other bolts did the same thing and I stopped immediately." ((JeeperJay of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1210515&highlight=rocker+box+bolts&page=2)) \\ | ||
| Any time you have any amount of thread damage or bolt stretch, replace the bolts. \\ | Any time you have any amount of thread damage or bolt stretch, replace the bolts. \\ | ||
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