Bolt Specification Change.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:53 pm
I just had the Pinny in the workshop to change the front "wheel drive" seal.
It's a fairly straightforward job but I always have the Parts Book and Repair manual on hand for reference.
Whenever I do this job, I always replace the bolts that lock the washer onto the axle and hold the stub in place..... not always necessary, but cheap insurance!
This time I grabbed my later copies of the books (1983 version) rather than my standard one I leave in the workshop (1977 version) and was interested to note that the bolts had been upraded from M8X20 Grade 8.8, to M8x20 Grade 10.9
They have also upgraded the repair instructions in the later manual to reflect this change, with emphasis on the bolts and torque setting.
I was curious if anybody had heard of any trouble in this area with the earlier setup etc.
It's a fairly straightforward job but I always have the Parts Book and Repair manual on hand for reference.
Whenever I do this job, I always replace the bolts that lock the washer onto the axle and hold the stub in place..... not always necessary, but cheap insurance!
This time I grabbed my later copies of the books (1983 version) rather than my standard one I leave in the workshop (1977 version) and was interested to note that the bolts had been upraded from M8X20 Grade 8.8, to M8x20 Grade 10.9
They have also upgraded the repair instructions in the later manual to reflect this change, with emphasis on the bolts and torque setting.
I was curious if anybody had heard of any trouble in this area with the earlier setup etc.
