I installed the Works Bell boss kit. Google told me to torque the center nut to 29 ft lb which was what i did (i usually do two stage, one at 75% of the torque the finally the actual spec torque). I had to install and remove a few times cos of alignment and all. During the 3rd installation, the Works Bell boss kit cracked with a loud bang while i am at 75% torque spec. Believe me it was scary and i tot i broke the steering collumn (hahaha).
So now i bought HKB Boss kit instead and just installed it today. All was good (given i only need to put in once so far hahaha) and i torqued it to spec.
See the photos, the Works Bell boss kit (left) had small machined slots (which doesnt do anything apparently) that reduced the effective thickness/strength (where the crack is), while the HKB (right) was a full beefy circle.
I have nothing against Works Bell and i feel their products are top quality. In fact comparing to the HKB, Works has better finish and have some finishing machinings (maybe because they use a standard blank, which kinda explains the unknown machining slots mentioned earlier ie for other applications) where as HKB felt more raw (basically casted and some parts not deburred).
Works Bell kit is also about 10mm longer than the HKB.
Just sharing here.
Works Bell kit part number = 542
HKB part number = OT273
So now i bought HKB Boss kit instead and just installed it today. All was good (given i only need to put in once so far hahaha) and i torqued it to spec.
See the photos, the Works Bell boss kit (left) had small machined slots (which doesnt do anything apparently) that reduced the effective thickness/strength (where the crack is), while the HKB (right) was a full beefy circle.
I have nothing against Works Bell and i feel their products are top quality. In fact comparing to the HKB, Works has better finish and have some finishing machinings (maybe because they use a standard blank, which kinda explains the unknown machining slots mentioned earlier ie for other applications) where as HKB felt more raw (basically casted and some parts not deburred).
Works Bell kit is also about 10mm longer than the HKB.
Just sharing here.
Works Bell kit part number = 542
HKB part number = OT273
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