Slight Concern over semi-stripped differential bolt.

[desert_wagon]

so I was installing the eav diff covers. Got about half way into installing the bold jut above the 3-o-clock position when it didn't feel quite right. So pulled it out and saw some chewed up metal dust....yup cross threaded it (they are using fine thread.....no idea why but they are. So backed out cleaned repositioned and was able to torque it to 25 ft/lb's (the required torque. So question, should I disassemble and use a thread repair kit timesert heli-coil etc.... or do you think itll be fine?

 

[Cpsram21]

so I was installing the eav diff covers. Got about half way into installing the bold jut above the 3-o-clock position when it didn't feel quite right. So pulled it out and saw some chewed up metal dust....yup cross threaded it (they are using fine thread.....no idea why but they are. So backed out cleaned repositioned and was able to torque it to 25 ft/lb's (the required torque. So question, should I disassemble and use a thread repair kit timesert heli-coil etc.... or do you think itll be fine?

If you cleaned it up and then retorqued it without issue i would leave it alone , the most you should do is get a new bolt and replace the one you cross threaded to be safe. If the hole was stripped enough to need heli coiled you would not get the bolt tight let alone torqued to spec .

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Your fine of its tight and torqued its good no further action needed..... with a diff bolt or similar if you cant run it in most of the way with your fingers you dont try to tighten it with a wrench or ratchet lol

 

[desert_wagon]

Yeah it reached torque spec and I triple checked after the job was done. Figured I'd get a second opinion on it. 25 ft/lbs on a fine thread requires quite a bit of thread to be left to reach that.

 

[desert_wagon]

Your fine of its tight and torqued its good no further action needed..... with a diff bolt or similar if you cant run it in most of the way with your fingers you dont try to tighten it with a wrench or ratchet lol

but the aev cover is heavy as hell...and for some reason mopar used red locktite for the bolts...so I thought that was why it was being difficult at first. Suppose I should have chased out the old gunk first....

 

[Bozo]

so I was installing the eav diff covers. Got about half way into installing the bold jut above the 3-o-clock position when it didn't feel quite right. So pulled it out and saw some chewed up metal dust....yup cross threaded it (they are using fine thread.....no idea why but they are. So backed out cleaned repositioned and was able to torque it to 25 ft/lb's (the required torque. So question, should I disassemble and use a thread repair kit timesert heli-coil etc.... or do you think itll be fine?

Leave it alone.

 

[desert_wagon]

Leave it alone.

gotcha!

 

[jadmt]

Did you use blue loctite? For some reason the bolts tend to loosen otherwise.

 

[desert_wagon]

Did you use blue loctite? For some reason the bolts tend to loosen otherwise.

Yea I used 242 blue. Not gonna use red, no way

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

but the aev cover is heavy as hell...and for some reason mopar used red locktite for the bolts...so I thought that was why it was being difficult at first. Suppose I should have chased out the old gunk first....

Well thats odd as hell that they used red lol, dont loose any sleep at night that bolt is fine

 

[desert_wagon]

Well thats odd as hell that they used red lol, dont loose any sleep at night that bolt is fine

Easier said than done, I'm slightly OCD, thank god I'm not full blown ocd. No leaks at all gotta day that reusable gasket is really great quality.