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My brother-in-law (a car guy) said 'a bolt's a bolt' about using hardware store parts, and it's been bugging me for a week.
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umab351mo ago
Used to think he had a point until my alternator bracket shook loose. Grade 5 hardware store bolt looked right but stretched under torque. Found out the hard way that grade matters more than thread pitch.
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