Beauty ring...HELP!

[Dancam]

I would talk to the dealer about getting a new set of bolts, or at least the thread pitch, diameter and length. Companies like Fastenal over charge badly and should be avoided.

the bolts are $10 a piece ..on a good day. No dealer give them for free. If God forbid you strip the head , even the smallest chip, the bolt rusts in a matter of days. Tap/drill is the best way to remove a stripped one. Mine had factory , yellow loctite

 

[Retired in TN]

Ok that sounds like a minor nightmare.

Adhesive adds cost and would only be there for joint-loosening issues. Tapped holes do not provide a prevailing torque and Ford would have stopped with a Nylon bolt patch if that would have done the job. Nylon provides prevailing torque snd never seizes. Adhesive is the heavy artillery.