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61SNRF Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:46 pm

Erik G wrote: from another post, for future readers of this thread

bill may wrote: 10.9 german is grade 8 american. grade 12 german is 10 grade american. those goofy bolts on a vw with 8 are grade 6 american. this why hardware stores carry bolts with 8 on them instead of 10 which would be stronger. don't confuse grade 10 metric with grade 10 sae (american)

Now that bit of info sure clears everything up :lol: :roll: :lol:

When bill's not around, it's safe to go ahead and use Google...
http://www.ti64.com/v/vspfiles/assets/docs/fasteners%20101.pdf

BarryL Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:11 pm

posted in wrong thread so erased it

RPGreg2600 Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:26 am

8.8 on every engine I've ever worked on.

mandraks Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:16 am

RPGreg2600 wrote: 8.8 on every engine I've ever worked on.

and they should NOT pop with a quick jerk of the wrench, but they do :(

onehappykombi Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:29 pm

Ordered mine from dunebuggywarehouse and they’re hardened like Glenn said

10.9

In case anyone is searching in 2023





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