Originally Posted by
X-fired
I'm the one who posted about Fastener Express screws. The lengths of mine (16 mm) seemed fine. I didn't use a torque wrench but just went with "snug."
To argue that if you didn't buy them from one particular guy means you got junk is ridiculous.
I was in the wrong. Everything is fine now. Once the RTV was settled, I unscrewed the bolts and cleaned each area of any excess RTV (around the holes). Tightened in new bolts 'snugly' and voila. Hopefully no leaks.
After doing it though I think I would recommend the steel bolts with a snug fit and some loctite. It would be less of a headache and it wouldn't move.
The torque figure at the beginning of this thread are too high. I wasted my money on a torque wrench and I broke a bolt.
It could also be that I'm learning and not the most handy or the bolts are weak.