Front Spindle Reattachment - Which Way is Correct?

But maybe it goes here.... (the lone wolf, so to speak)?

No one on this board has their rotor off the spindle?

Really?

(Just teasing, I know all of our cars are running!)



Rocky

Had to dig into iPhoto.

Larry

Larry -

that's what's funny about this. maybe I need to look closer.

There are three bolt holes that align in the upraghn and steering arm, and corresponding, aligning holes in the dust shield.

I can not believe only two bolts go in there.

Thanks for the picture, though. More detective wokr requried!

Rocky

Three bolts go in - let me go through my pictures...

Three bolts indeed...

Front-left from my car:

In comparing Larry's & the Kid's photos, they are NOT similar.

It appears that Kid's photo shows ALL bolt heads as being 6 point heads ( No roundness in any bolts) vs the "1" rounded bolt head in larry's photo.

Due to the factory "Speed of Assembly Time Constraints" it would make NO sense to have a rounded headed bolt that requires more time & a different socket to tighten.

It would forego the "Bastard Bolt" & utilize the same "3" type 6 headed bolts...Mark

Larry's picture is correct. Here is a shot with the dust shield removed...

Which begs to ask the question..."What/Why is the purpose for a different headed bolt?!

As there is NO clearance issue that I am aware of that would necessitate/require a different headed bolt, being that the finished height is the SAME!

Why does the "Kid's" photo show ALL 6 point bolts being used?...Mark

My memory is vague; however, I recall that there is a clearance issue.

And I can't recall any...

Too late to check though, as my shields ended up in the recycle bin

But still do have the bolts, and they are definitely all the same.

So if you go to the ProvaMo web site (and can get in) there is a picture of the bolt I am describing...

Maybe it is not needed, but it seems to be a reality...

PS. Thanks, all, for the pictures, and the investigation!