The last mechanic I went to torqued these to hell…what are the chances he also tightened my spark plugs this much?

Never again…my other mechanic never overtorqued things this much.

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    1 month ago

    To be fair, those bolts suck in general.

    Steel bolts going into aluminum have some kind of corrosion that makes them seize more often. Stainless bolts reduces this.

    Then fucking Allen/hex head - damn things strip out if you look at them funny.

    I’m a big fan of never seize or blue loctite with bolts like these. Both help prevent seizing.