Les - I absolutely agree with you on this ... we need to get input from some other people who have been involved in this issue before. Also, please review a post that I just made with regards to preload due to bolt torqueing. I will respectfully ask that the more experienced people out there who choose to provide us with their valuable experience and input on this topic should have some rationale for what they do, or have done. I'm definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I really think that I'm pretty close to the mark on this particular topic. But ... I'm open to any and all input. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 Winged1 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Les Huckins <jhuckins@xxxx> wrote: > I'm wondering why those truly in the know don't post. Where are our > vendors, those who do repair work in quantity, what do they think, what do they do? I can't believe they check every TA bolt on every car that comes in