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09-03-2017, 03:56 PM

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paul blair

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Location: massachusetts

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Re: Ring gear bolts sheared off

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Originally Posted by AussieinNC

It looks like the bolts bottomed out in the gear without clamping fully against the carrier surface...make sure the bolts are not too long...
also...

not sure original bolts were correct grade...its not that easy to drill a true grade 8 bolt...these looks like grade 5 hardware store quality...

Thanks for your input--this is one of the bolts

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