Loc-Tite or moly on flex plate bolts?

adampecush

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May 11, 2006
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At a given torque, the lubricant used directly influences the preload on the bolt. Did you install as per their recommendations, or did you do use loctite and 85 lb-ft? If you did the loctite, you put the wrong preload on the bolt. It is usually best not to question the recommendations of a manufacturer...they generally know what they are doing.

Email me a picture of the bolt fracture face, I can probably tell you how the bolts failed...I'm guessing overload.

edit: yep, just as I thought.