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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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lost the star bolts for the flywheel i was wondering if a grade 8 bolt from ace hardware will work?
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lost the star bolts for the flywheel i was wondering if a grade 8 bolt from ace hardware will work?
Parts manual calls for 10.9. .......roll the dice...
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Do it once and do it right. Buy once, cry once.

Go with ARP bolts for the PP and flywheel. You won't regret it.
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Originally Posted by Mitch.Shea
lost the star bolts for the flywheel i was wondering if a grade 8 bolt from ace hardware will work?
Metric bolts aren't graded 2, 5, 8, etc.

If it was me, I'd just get the ARPs and be sure I had something as good or better.
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