Bosswrench, thanks. So the factory bolt had a hole drilled through it at the threaded end and cotter pin was installed after the nut was installed? I have nylon nuts on mine, but no cotter pins/holes and the nuts are on top.
Seems like the consensus is that the bolt just needs to be "tight", not torqued any where near the M12 bolt's rating. Thinking 20-25 ft-lbs now.
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