originally posted by Kris
To the guys who say you can't break these botls by over-tightening them, I beg to differ. I've had several 3W bolts break off flush in the hub while being tightened.
I have to agree with you on that one Kris, but I wasn't going to argue with Diablo on that one especially when he's a metallurgist !! I figured if I said anything I was merely beating a dead horse !!!!!! I have broken them too,and I'm not the only one,and regardless of popular metallurgist belief bolts can weaken/stretch/twist/break off if they are tightened too much or past their capability. I would think that if they were impervious to breaking under these conditions there would be no reasoning behind the torque specifications that comes from the manufacturer.I don't believe that point is just for the aluminum threads in the hub, but also for the specific bolts supplied. And again that's just my theory on the subject.