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Originally Posted by cn90
I have removed these bolts 3-4 times and put them back on (re-used them).
Zero issues.
They are as strong as wheel lugs.
I just wish the BMW engineers wrote the repair manual in a different way, i.e., allowing these bolts to be re-used.
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Yea I agree. I just got done reading about 200 posts on multiple forums about these damn bolts. I'll take care to torque to spec, but not add the extra 90° of yield rotation. I remember working on my lifted Jeep Wrangler Rubicon years ago, and just blast home all the skid plate and cross-member bolts with an impact wrench! E53 is a different beast, but TTY bolts spec'd in this application does seem a bit ridiculous. All this fuss just to change a leaking transmission selector shaft seal! And now an oil change and oil level sensor seal while I got the plate off!