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Originally Posted by The Radium King
the axle flange bolts are a special case - the cv grease gets into the passage that the bolts have to pass through; the bolts pick the grease up and don’t torque properly. not sure that thread locker will help you in that situation, but marking them might help you keep an eye on things (not sure how quickly them come undone when they descide to come undone, however)?
ps, those coil pack bolts are easy to cross thread; ug, ask me how i know ...
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Good post. I think a big part of the issue is improper prep. Wether it be grease, sand or maybe even thread locker getting between the flange and the CV cap causing a loose fit once a few miles have happened and the FO wears down. The other possibility that is easy to do is tightening that first bolt a little too much and placing the flange in a bind. This falls under the not cross bolting and improper sequential tightening.