Hi Scott,
My concern would be that most socket headed cap screws aren't very strong,
and this is a place where a strong bolt is pretty much mandatory. The socket of
socket headed cap screws itself is the problem. It removes too much metal
from the head of the bolt, except for specially enlarged heads or really large
sizes of bolts.
I use grade 8, 3/8" NF and just installed all-metal locking nuts, with
Locktite. That might seem like overkill, but when I removed the driveshaft on
my
project car a couple months ago I found 6 of the 8 bolts flopping around and
didn't even need a wrench to remove them. How convenient! But, I had visions of
the driveshaft coming loose at 60 mph. The nylok nuts had given way and worked
loose.
Yes, it's a close fit... but at least there are only 8 of em!
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 20:38:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Scott Tilton <sdtilton@yahoo.com>
Subject: Drive Shaft Flange Bolts
Anyone ever consider using Sockethead Cap Screws instead of the hex head
variety for the bolts that connect the driveshaft flanges on a TR2 - Tr6?
(including the halfshafts of the TR6)
Man those hex headed suckers are tedious as hell to put on or take off with
any
sort of self locking nuts on them.
No room to get any sort of ratcheting wrench or socket on there.
Okay . . I'm done whining . . .for now.
Scott Tilton
TR6 everyday,
in Leesburg, VA
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