AA AOD Adapter....studs between D20 & adapter

[mattt]

I'm just about to hang my transfer case for the first time in 10 months and I have a question about the studs that come with the AA AOD adapter kit. AA supplies studs that thread into the transfer case & nuts to go on the back side of the adapter once everything is mated. I was going to use my stock bolts, but I see why AA supplies studs....with the additional material on the AA adapter, there is no way to get the 6 bolts in the pockets.

So my question is...what would keep the studs from backing out of the transfer case once everything is mated and bolted up? Did you use red locktite on the studs going into the D20? When I installed them I used RTV to avoid leaks since they go into the interior of the case. The AA instructions are pretty much non-existent so it doesn't address this.

 

[Broncobowsher]

When you tighten the nuts it pulls the studs tight, they won't move. The nut would have to back off the stud, loose tension, all before the stud could move. The stud can't spin with the nut holding it tight, if it did the whole idea of any threaded fastener would fail.

Now I do like a little locktite on the studs just to keep them from walking in while fingering the nuts on. What you sould do is get a big handful of old washers and/or loarge nuts. Put the loctite on the studs and screw them in then tighten the nuts on the stack of washers. Let the loctite set up. This will glue the studs in place. But using the washers will glue the studs in tension with all the play pulled tight. Just fingering the studs in and leaving the loctite to dry with the studs loose could keep the stud from being good metal on metal at the threads. Then later the loctite softens just a touch on a hot day, tension goes down, suddenly the stud moves a touch and the nut is mysterously loose.

Also the studs being placed at the right place will help prevent them from going in too far and hitting a gear (been many years but I recall that can happen)

 

[mattt]

Thanks for the reply and suggestion. I think I'll loctite them in tension as was mentioned. I was thinking they wouldn't back out once the nuts were tightened but I had to post up to see what the concensus was.

 

[needabronco]

I used bolts on mine, studs would have been a hell of a lot easier!!!

 

[mattt]

I used bolts on mine, studs would have been a hell of a lot easier!!!

The studs came in the hardware kit with mine. Were you able to get the stock bolts in the pocket where they go? I tried on at least a few and the stock bolt wouldn't fit to even start. I suppose if you went with shorter bolts....

 

[needabronco]

I bought mine used and it didn't have any hardware. If I remember I put the bolts in the housing and then tightened them to the D20 and sort of 'sucked' the two together. It was very tedious.