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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 12:00 AM
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So onthe TA Girdle there are the reinforcement bolts on the left and right side of the TA logo. One of them was over torqued and stripped so I got a new one from TA. They sent me one that was too long but I needed to put it on, so I put it on and had to cut the head of the bolt off to get the nut on. SO basically I torqued it on, cut off the head, and then tightened the nut. Will this affect the strength of the girdle at all?

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I'd say you are okay; because those are just the bolts for preloading right? as long as you have loaded the caps a little, that's all there is.
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Yeah I think theyre the preload bolts. Theyre the two biggest ones on either side of the ta logo. I got the bolt tightened down all the way, tightened the nut and then cut the head off becuase it was too long. So it sounds like it should be fine?
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I'd say you are okay; because those are just the bolts for preloading right? as long as you have loaded the caps a little, that's all there is.

I agree.
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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awesome. Thanks for the replys guys. Thats been on my mind for some time and I was just never really sure.
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As long as you didn't over tighten it you should be fine, the instructions say no more than 5ft/lbs. or it will distort the bearings and cause premature failure.
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