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Re: what happens when you break a knuckle?
« on: Sep 07, 2010, 06:29:39 PM »
Thanks for the info. Well here is the whole story.....

I was installing FROR ARP knuckle studs. First side when great, second side not so much. Original studs were in REALLY tight and I used a 'bolt out' in the impact gun to pull the studs. Came right out no prob. I think two of them must have galled or screwed up the knuckle threads because when installing the studs the threads were really rough. All the studs were started by hand and followed up by double nutting. When the two wouldnt do well with hand threading I pulled them back out and thread chased them. Even still after all that I installed them and those two wouldn't tighten up. I haven't stripped them yet but they are not tightening up and I think they are pulling out. I am trying to figure out what to do next. Damn the tq on those arp studs are soooo high (130#).

Run em till I break em (driver side)
Stock replacement
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6 shooters with trunnion elims

This makes me sad  :rivers:

 
 
 
 
 

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