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      05-03-2020, 07:31 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by PYE46M3 View Post
does anyone know if the bolts for this belly pan are one time use stretch bolts? I was trying to torque them down to 80 ft lbs and it felt like i was over-torquing them and either stretching them or stripping the threads. I never got my torque wrench to click on them. I know what 80 ft lbs feels like and I def think i was way above that.

80lbs is waaaayyyyy too tight, that's approaching a lut nut.. I've never bothered torquing them just tight enough..
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