James, I am not sure what grade the bolts are, but these were special bolts
made by BMW for that part. Their age is unknown. I replaced one of them
since it was missing when I purchased the car. Should've replaced them all.
steve
> what grade and type of bolt were they? there are a few really critical
> bolts on my car, mostly regular grade 5 and grade 8.
>
> usually a bolt needs to be under torqued to break, as being close to the
> torque spec is the safest and strongest (from what i recall). 3COM
> definitely loosened up some of mine in the past. but not since ive been
> paying closer attention to torque specs.
>
> and i agree with navid... just hammer stuff back in place :) check the
> front suspension for straightness, of course.
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