Driveshaft Bolts - How Often do you replace?

[Dman007]

How often do you replace your driveshaft bolts?

 

[DavidKFla]

Never for me but I would think you're using ARP?

 

[Octanewide]

Part numbers?

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[Unholy707]

Never, they used to be “1 time use”, the service manual was updated to use blue loctite. You’re probably used grade 8 hex bolts and can get them at Home Depot. No need to replace them

 

[2ndgen]

New they come with some greenish, kinda-dry threadlocker on them.
Just make sure to completely clean any thread lock residue and apply new blue 242. (or 243).

 

[Dman007]

Never for me but I would think you're using ARP?

I have not seen part numbers for ARP driveshaft bolts. What are the part numbers you're using?

 

[DavidKFla]

I have not seen part numbers for ARP driveshaft bolts. What are the part numbers you're using?

OEM slow car specials.

 

[Unholy707]

DSS gives you grade 8 steel hex bolts from Home Depot. They have the correct length in stock

 

[DavidKFla]

DSS gives you grade 8 steel hex bolts from Home Depot. They have the correct length in stock

Is that what they send you, home depot bolts?

 

[2ndgen]

3x of these (6 bolts total)
4x of these (8 bolts total)
and you can see how the factory applies the threadlocker.
They are all M10 bolts. Pretty sure with even standard class 8.8 bolts the shaft will pretzel before the bolts will shear.

 

[Dman007]

Thanks guys for the feedback on Home Depot and reuse.

 

[2ndgen]

Torque spec is 49 ft-lbs. No where near a torque-to-yield limit, so they should be fully reusable. Unless they have some obvious damage of course. You can run the threads to check.

 

[Unholy707]

Same exact bolts, literally

Is that what they send you, home depot bolts?

 

[Unholy707]

I have all the Home Depot bolts I can sell you for cheap from my DSS and a full set of stock ones with the collars (all used a few times)

 

[DavidKFla]

Same exact bolts, literally

Chinese shit.

 

[Unholy707]

Even the stock stuff is probably, but the Home Depot bolts are stronger

 

[DavidKFla]

Even the stock stuff is probably, but the Home Depot bolts are stronger

That's probably what's in my car.

 

[Unholy707]

That's probably what's in my car.

If you reused the ones that came with your DSS when you put your stocker back in then yes. I lost a bolt and had to go to Home Depot. Identical, same markings on them and all. Grade 8 black steel. I have all kinds of Lowe’s and Home Depot hardware on my car

 

[DavidKFla]

If you reused the ones that came with your DSS when you put your sticker back in then yes. I lost a bolt and had to go to Home Depot. Identical, same markings on them and all. Grade 8 black steel

Shop did the job.

 

[Unholy707]

My transmission crossmember is from Walmart. Had a big Walmart sticker on it and painted black lol