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Re: Avalanche steering gear broken bolts
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 2/14/2017 1 Reply

Those bolts appear to have broken under tension, not shear. They were for certain nut undertorqued.

I can't recall whether or not that paint mark on the sector shaft/pitman arm nut is a factory mark, but based on the lack of markings from a tool on the bolt ... Login to read more.

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