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Old 14th July 2009, 12:41 PM
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The changing of the bolts is a safety issue on a critical application.

Basic theory is : When a bolt is tightened to the max, it will stretch a fraction.
When the bolt is removed it will stay stretched If the old bolt is then re-used it is likely to stretch again.
This in theory may result in a weaker bolt that is just within its yeild zone & in theory is more likely to fail ( Shear )

More science than that involved but that is the basic theory
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