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using E/E shock mount instead of E/C for 80 GS1100ET any problem?

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don_gibb6512 said:
Thanks for the quick reply Billy. Makes me feel more relaxed knowing that I didn't screw up, again. I'll check the grade. They might be 8's. I really didn't want to spend another $250 if I didn't have to, just to get a different type of mount.
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Id watch using grade 8 on something that could shear...while its the hardest steel, that doesnt necessarily mean it would be proper for this application, as if the way he has this mounted is the way that was described by the others, it creates a perfect shear point across the breadth of the bolts shaft...Ive seen it happen with grade 8 bolts on an auger bit for a PTO drive on a tractor...and in this case, a sheared bolt would be catasrophic if he was riding at any speed at all...
 
after reading this i should clarify it a bit i think...Grade 8 steel is very hard, making it very strong, and especially usefull in certain instances, but in this situation, being that its so hard, it will have a tendency to SNAP/SHEAR without warning rather than bend, and then break...just my two cents..
 
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