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Originally Posted by Hawk180
According to specs, those bolts should be torqued to 50-70 inch pounds. That seems a little light. I would probably locktite them as well
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I strongly second the use of locktite. Judging by the spec, I would think that any old bolt would work. I'm sure I don't have to do the math for anyone here, but at roughly 5 foot pounds (5 pounds of pressure at one foot from the fastener) even something soft like an aluminum bolt would suffice for strength.
My suggestion: use your hardware store bolts, apply a good bead of locktite to them, and use your box end wrench to tighten them to "good 'n snugg" (that's a technical term used in many engineering manuals). Also, tighten them all as close as you can to equal.
The torque spec on these is not all that critical. There's no gasket, or mating concern, so "close enough" is, well close enough.
Just my 2 cents. After adjusting for inflation, arguably worth that.