Quote Originally Posted by piper184 View Post
Not sure I understand this one.
The nut is being turned clockwise to tighten, but is the splined end of the bolt being turned counter clockwise at the same time or just held in place?
What is causing the splines to break off?
When the nut reaches the proper torque the splines will twist off. the same principal as using a 4ft long torque wrench to tighten the nut only the torque is applied against the splines of the bolt instead of requiring a long torque wrench handle with some form of torque indicator