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Originally Posted by velorider562
I wonder if the original bolt stripped and someone installed a heli coil and red locked tighted a threaded rod in place. I would careful inspect the rod once the intensioner is removed before attempting to use the double bolt method.
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it's possible. But the aluminum bolt heads break off easily (especially if over-torqued or re-used). It's a lot more likely that somebody did a hack job repair with a threaded rod and a nut they had laying around.
Hopefully the threads are OK. I'm not totally sure about the metallurgy between stainless steel and magnesium vs zinc plated carbon steel. If it's a heli coil, I suppose you don't have any choice but to leave it (you can't repair the threads otherwise).
But if it's just a threaded rod into the block you're best off repairing it properly. And god forbid they used loctite, although you can just heat it up to break it free (just don't catch the magnesium on fire, lol).