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Got a part # so I can check into those Dan? Got a buddy who works for Cat in BG Ky just up the road from me
At 400 horse I don't see how you're breaking axle bolts!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't think I am at 400 yet.
Your package went out, you should see it friday USPS.
yeah i think you need to buy 6 new 35" bfg's like gary and make that 400hp grunt.LOL
Dan, have you paid any attention to whether or not it's breaking the same bolts every time? There may be something to that - because if there is any misalignment between the tapped holes and the corresponding axle hole, it could be stressing one bolt in particular....then when it goes there will be a domino effect.
Time for sharpie / paint pen and marking.
To have all the bolts stressed equally, the gap between the axle hole and the bolt should be consistent, hole-to-hole....and all holes concentric with their bolt. And in the best case, the hub face and the axle flange face should mate perfectly with zero gap.
And to answer the other question, one engineering rule of thumb is that the max allowable shear stress is a fraction of the tensile strength (like 0.65). So going up in the tensile strength is probably the right direction. However if anything is wrong with the joint, since the ductility of the high grade fasteners is low, if you do manage to reach yield stress, death will be sudden and quick!
It shears them all!
OK, well, get back to me on which one lets go first and then we can fix your problem LOL
Thanks Mat, they made it through the last hook, I checked them and maybe one was just a little loose. I will keep my eye on them.