cv boot kits

[Richard J Lebens]

You'll get a zillion responses to this and mine is not directly
applicable. But anyway, for my 20 valve I ordered the inner and outer
Lemforder kit from the parts connection.  My car had a bolt and washer
assy.  The kit came with a sholdered bolt requiring a 17mm hex wrench.
The tightening torque from the bentley is tighten to xx ft pounds and
tighten an additional 90 degrees.  I think this means the bolt is
streched .25 x the thread pitch and by some magical formula may be
stressed past the point where it will return to it's initial length
after the tension is removed.  I think this means the bolt should be
replaced.  
The inner boot kit comes with the (six?) triple square bolts to attach
the CV joint to the transmission flange.
--- Trevor Irwin <trirwin at indiana.edu> wrote:
> 
> I need to replace my outer CV boots on my '90 100. I notice that some
> kits
> include replacement axle bolt/washer and some do not (and the guys at
> the local parts shops seemed baffled when I mentioned this).  Is it
> neccessary to replace the axle bolt/washer assembly?
> 
> I'll probably be ordering the kit online. There is a Lobro kit
> K6010-20227
> but I'm not sure if this has a replacement bolt. There is also
> Lemforder
> K6010-52919 which does have the replacement bolt, but I'm not sure if
> this
> one fits my '90 100. 
> Any remarks from a BTDT would be appreciated. Thanks.
> 
> -------------------------------
> T. L. Irwin
> T104 Coordinator
> Swain East 335 
> 855-3573
> php.indiana.edu/~trirwin
> 


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