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      05-17-2012, 02:15 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by signes View Post
I won't ever buy MS products after my experience with their stud kit. Only 7 of the 20 studs had the proper hex head, the other 13 were smaller or had some incomplete finishing. Showed really bad QC and got a response from the company saying this was "commonplace" for their studs. Furthermore they told me to torque the studs using the double nut method to 90 lbft. Needless to say I returned them and went with Turner. Not sure if this incident was their mfg problem or something else (not properly seated, metal fatigue, etc.)
There's nothing wrong with the double nut method. I don't have their studs but I did this with the studs I do have.

Quality control however is a whole other issue.
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