flywheel bolts....

[87FOURjogger]

I broke mine off... got them out but anybody ever done this or know what might cause this?

[jltoy]

Wow, never done that, but I did break some head bolts one time, it was due to a faulty torque wrench, recalibrated it and was fine after that.

[toy4x4]

what happened is the bolts loosened up. when they loosen up, there's no friction between the flywheel and the crank so the bolts just sheer. did you recently put on a new clutch? if so, did you use loc tight on the bolts? if not, there's your problem. also, make sure you torque then down correctly.

[87FOURjogger]

thats what i figured is that some loosened and the wobble sheared them off.... no new clutch(should have done that while i got it torn apart but it looks ok and isnt old.)

[87FOURjogger]

how hard do u guys torque these bolts? Last time I did it according to the haynes manual but this time i cranked em down.... so far so good.