Do not over tighten your windshield bolts

[ZoMojave]

Almost looks as if there was a little "home remedy" performed to correct the left protrusion with not so desirable results.

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[XraytecH]

Funny, I just recently tightened all four because the washers on those bolts were rattling around while I was driving. Going to add a second washer as a buffer.

 

[RIDERED67]

This is a bit confusing and maybe I've not considered the structure inside the windshield frame - but.......
Once the bolts are seated finger-tight, you won't get a lot more turn - meaning, you aren't going to get more than what, 3/4 to 1 full turn? Maybe only 1-1.5 turns tops?
What's the thread pitch? Will 1 turn even move the bolt 1mm?
Going from pretty tight to REALLY tight will be a fraction of a turn - not enough to move that bolt through the "nut" or threads even 1/100 of a mm ??
Those look to be out a couple of mm - that means more than a turn past tight, right?

Figure the pitch of the thread.
Then figure for each turn how far "forward" or further in the bolt will move - not much at all.......
Something's wrong with this picture.
I'd have to put my longer ratchet on mine to get them to turn in that much farther than they are! That's at least 1-2 turns past tight.
When I put my windshield back up - I tightened it pretty darned snug since I figured I didn't want leaks or rattles, no way I'd have bent the structure and forced the bolts into the metal (doesn't matter if it's aluminum, steel, platinum or kryptonite, you should feel the resistance)

Stop with the common sense, facts and mathematical data...... this is 2022 and we only believe in feelings

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