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17th November 2016, 11:44
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I took some pics, hope I have not screwed this. Ive lost confidence with cars since my father died. See how in the middle pic the bolt head looks off to the side a little? The very first thread on the bolt is definitely damaged, but the rest look ok. To me it looks like its sitting at a very very slight angle, but it could be my eyes! Surely to god on such a course thread, if it was crossed, the angle would be rather obvious? There were a couple of very very tiny specs of metal, but no fragments. Im hoping my action of running the bolt through was the filth and dirt that was in the hole being pushed through....The bolt from the other side ran through no problem afterwards, and torquing it up to 150nm and then removing it again, there was no issue at all. Maybe it was just that first thread on the other bolt that was a problem? Any thoughts on the below pics welcome:-
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