Good job, Here is what he needs12 quanity 7/16" X 18 RH that is a standard bolt with fine thread. Just measure how long it needs to be and you have the information needed. Stick with grade 8 standard and use loktite when you install them.

 

Yeah, I guess I'm just thinking that Europe is like the US was a few (OK, 30 or so) years ago. We had a particularly strong disdain for all things metric in those days, and would never call our .308 caliber "7.62 mm".

I still remember getting my first set of metric sockets to work on my 1978 Pinto (I guess I shouldn't even admit that I owned one of those). Some of that car was metric, some of it was not.

I suppose that things aren't quite that bad these days, though I bet we have a lot more metric stuff here in the US than they have SAE stuff in Europe.

 

you got that right!!!,

nearly everything overhere is metric, we never had to use that type of bolts, other then imported on cars and machinery.

i will thry to get them here, but most likely i will get them quicker if i let them be airmailt to me.

for example. a good set of metric spanners is about aquarter of the price from an inch set, thats how often it is used,...

any way, i will keep you posted, if i can find them, and how things will and up with the Dealer.

Thanks for the great info so far !!

 

Succes!!

with the partnumbers and measurements you guy's gave me, the dealer was abble to get me the bolts!!

They are coming in tonight from France, and i can pick them up tommorow morning in Groningen, (city in the north of Holland) so now i will try to get the broken of parts out, and replace all of them with new one's.

i asked him about the torc and he sad according to his info that it must be 156 newton, seems to mee that is a lot of torc...

 

Glad to see it working out for you.

 

Very True, I lived in England for 3 years and if you asked for an SAE Wrench,socket, or Fasteners as we know it over here you would generally get a Strange look. A wrench is a spanner, and SAE is refered to as AF Type American Fine (thread Pitch) or even American Fractioned.

like Brett said, its a decent amount of Torque.

Best of Luck.

 

Rick,
156 newton converts to what the manual calls for 115 ft lbs. That is a lot of torque for a 7/16" bolt. These bolts should be the very best of quality. The dealer funished bolts should be strong enough, after all there is a lot of trucks running around using them. Good luck..

 

lets hope you tighten it up and hope there isnt any ring gear run-out when your all done.
i would look into checking backlash, and runout while the cover is off.

 

I have to politely disagree, #24 on the exploded view is the axle pin bolt. The pin that goes through the center of the carrier and is wedged between the axles, the main pin that needs to be pulled out so the axles can slide in towards eachother to allow removal of the axle c-clips, That's the bolt he is referring to. That ONE bolt holds the main pin in place. It needs to be loctite'd into place or it can come loose.
3 things could have happened, it was removed and reinstalled with no loctite. It was removed and reinstalled with loctite, but over tightened. It was installed from the manufacturer with no loctitie or it wasn't properly torqued.
That bolt should be replaced everytime you take it out, but I have never done that myself nor have ever had any problems with one falling out.

Now, part #26 would be the Carrier itself which would require those bolts you guys are talking about..

 

#27 is the axle pin (pinion shaft bolt) not what he needs
#24 is the ring gear bolts which he needs