[V8] axle bolt

[cobram at juno.com]

http://audifans.com/pipermail/quattro/2004-June/093273.html

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"Bob Blanchette" <blanchetterj at charter.net> writes:
> I bought a wheel bearing kit for my 90 V8.  The axle bolt that came 
> with it doesn't look like what's in there now. The one in there now 
> has a 27mm cap head on it and a thick flat washer.  What came with 
> the kit is a hex key head with no washer, and the shaft of the bolt 
> spreads into a cone shape where it attaches to the head.  I have 2 
> concerns, the different shape of the mating surface, and trusting 
> the hex head with 148 ft lbs plus one quarter turn. The manual says 
> always replace. Any BTDT?