Rocker shaft bolts breaking?

[rb68rr]

Are ya'll saying that there is a difference from the center bolt hole to the outside bolt holes per side or what? I'm confused!!! If "B" is the center bolt hole and "A" is the front hole and "C" is the back hole, are you saying there is a difference between "A" to "B" and "B" to "C"??? Damn, that nearly confused myself!!! LOL

 

[Rodney87GN]

If "B" is the center bolt hole and "A" is the front hole and "C" is the back hole, are you saying there is a difference between "A" to "B" and "B" to "C"???

Yes that's correct. I just measured the 3 holes on a stock shaft I have in the garage. There is roughly a 1/16" difference between A-B and B-C....just enough to piss you off trying to put in the bolts if the shaft is backwards. And if you do manage to get them in like that I can definitely see the shaft or bolts breaking in a short period with all that preload and stress on it.

 

[rb68rr]

I'll be damned !!! Didn't know that! Wonder why they would make them like that????

 

[rb68rr]

Am I the only one here that didn't know that???

 

[onefastgn]

I just installed mine and I'm gonig to have to check this out. The hole that the bolts go into on the HD shaft are bigger then the stock shaft so i had no problem installing them. Glad i read this post. I used the stock bolts from the stock shaft also. Every thing seem too fit good, maybe i just got lucky when i installed them and got them on the correct sides.

 

[GSTOY]

On my new build I went with a roller, but I also bought the studs and shaft collars that TA sells. If you think about it, with the collars on the shafts, you have something square to the bolt, instead of a round shaft with a bolt head clamping down on the shaft. Just my .02

Steve