ball-joint bolt torque [How to spot a stretch bolt???]

[Ameer Antar]

(This is for a 5kT type-44)

>Not a stretch bolt, but make sure the thread is 
>facing rearwards.

So why do they say in the Bentley to always replace the ball-joint bolt? I have my suspicion that it's a stretch bolt b/c of that and b/c it says so in the manual. The confusion is b/c it doesn't say anything on another page. How can you tell if the bolt is a stretch type? The bolts for the subframe are s'posed to be stretched and they had a pointed tip at the end. Is that a standard for stretch bolts or something? I really want to be sure, cuz it could be pretty dangerous to stretch the wrong bolt or not stretching the right one... I'm sure a lot of people have BTDT...any advice??? TIA.

-Ameer