i'm doing the flex discs on the e320 coupe (and just in the nick of time i might add-pics to come) and the bolts that came wit the new ones look a lot less heavy duty (nuts are 13mm as opposed to 19mm, bolts have allen and torx heads and are much smaller head diameter)......question is this: should i consider reusing the 19mm hardware that i took out?

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I would if the new ones are as flimsy as they sound. What brand flex disk did you go with? I used some from the dealer when I did the 4 speed swap on the 240D and they were good quality bolts.

I'd have to say that I'd look at the bolts and compare.

I'd reuse the original bolts/nuts (w/loktite) if I saw:

1. The diameter of the shank/threads different from original.
2. The bearing surface of the bolt head and nut was less than the original bolts.

If you bought a URO part, save yourself some trouble and get a *good* quality part instead.

Jim

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they are lemforder purchased at fcp. brand seems to be ok and the hardware isn't as bad except for the heads of the bolts being torx/allen [3 of each] and the nuts being 17mm. i reused the original hardware anyway just because it looks to be better quality and with the shanks on the flex discs protruding into the yokes i think the bolts are not subject to much shearing force

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