The problem from my perspective isnt that they should put AS on them so much as looking at the chiltons they are installed dry. I know every bolt on the head was tight as can be and every one sounded like it had broken when it finally let go. I was relieved that only one broke but even dealing with that one was an event.

My strong preference is moly lube for stuff like this - you can get the same bolt stretch with a lot less drama.

On mine I tried an easy out - it broke off. Tried a Snap On removal tool - broke it. finally drilled it to the full size and tapped it with a high speed steel bottoming tap. I probably had 40 hours of dorking with different tools and probably 200.00 in tools/drill bits to solve it.

Is it one of the bolt holes you can reach? If you end up drilling it out please let me know - I came up with some unique solutions which might help.

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