WARNING to LubeLocker users!
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JK Super Freak
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Guessing might get you by in certain situations, but your tool chest isn't complete without a torque wrench.
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Did the same exact thing when installing mine. Popped the head off of one of the supplied bolts on the front. As I was tightening it seemed l hit a point where it wasn't going any tighter and sure enough I was twisting the head of the bolt off. I pulled one from the rear and used a lower setting 25-30 and it was fine. Was also carefull not to do the rest at 35. Haven't had any leaks so that setting must have been fine. Went out and bought new bolts for the rear so I wouldn't have that issue again plus I was one short.
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I e-mailed Solid about this and I was told that the hardware was Grade 8 and that he didn't see any problems as long as the proper torque specs are met.
#34
Guessing might get you by in certain situations, but your tool chest isn't complete without a torque wrench.
This is 100% true for 99% of the time. does that even make sense.
What we are tlking about is a Diff cover really shouldnt need to put a torque wrench on it. Common sense will do a lot here get them snug and you are fine.
David
#35
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Yet another LL user here......while tightening the bolts according to the instructions I could tell that 35lbs would be too much. Mine have been at 25lbs for over a year now and are working perfectly. basically I only used the instructions for the tightening pattern.
#36
JK Super Freak
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Stainless steel cannot be hardened by heat treating. In most cases, stainless bolts are a bit stronger than a Grade 2 (what you find in the hardware store) and you cannot find a stainless fastener that is stronger than about Grade 5 equivalent. Stainless bolts aren't classified by Grade anyway, furthering my suspicion the SOLID rep you chatted with is terribly uniformed.
Don't kill the messenger, I know, but these are the facts.
#38
Great information on this thread, again you saved me problems, as I was soon to do LL and upgrade my diff's.
Thanks to 'ALL' that supplied input to this, very valuable, thread.
Thanks to 'ALL' that supplied input to this, very valuable, thread.
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Some forum members may chime in saying they followed LL's instructions and experienced no problems or fractured bolts. That's entirely plausible, after all, I had 18 of 20 go in and seat @35 pounds. That's not the point. I still had two fail, one being a very hard Grade-8.
#40
So glad I saw this as I tend to follow instructions pretty much to the letter. Plan on getting ARB's next year using LL's and god forbid I snap a bolt and have to commence with the drilling /easy out bull shit!! Thanks guy's