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Originally Posted by KTL View Post
Just remember you only get one shot at it. The factory style rod bolts are stretch bolts. Once you tighten them, they're permanently deformed/stretched. If you have to take a rod off again for some reason, you need to use new bolts. This is one reason why people choose to use aftermarket bolts like ARP
I bought arp's but was wondering how ppl check the bearing clearence with plastiguage using std bolts, you must be able to use the old bolts for it as discarding $110 worth of bolts just to check the clearnce sounds ridiculous?
Old 10-14-2013, 01:39 PM
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