At 08:37 PM 7/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
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>Peter,
>
>Why do you want to replace these bolts. They are very special super
>strong bolts made for that task. Unless they are damaged I would not
>replace them.
Hardened steel stretches and weakens each time it is torqued, heat cycled, and
stressed.
All of the engine rebuild books I've read, without exception, say that rod
bolts should be
replaced as a matter of course.
Rod bolts are specially made to do their job (they get a lot more stress than
any other
fastener on your car), but they're only human...
-Erik
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Erik Quackenbush, V.P. Operations, Midwest Filter Corporation
1-847-680-0566 fax: 1-847-680-0832 http://www.midwestfilter.com
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