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Originally Posted by mid_life_crisis
You want to be careful with upgrading bolts on your own. A good manufacturer will take into account all the factors of the hardware they provide. One of those things is bolt stretch when torqued down. This affects how well the bolt holds in place when tightened down. Another is that they have to take into account what happens if you over-torque. Better to snap a bolt you can get out with the right tools than to strip a tapped hole because the bolt you used is stronger than what they designed around and end up having to heli-coil a blower, especially when there might not be room to drill the hole out.
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Luckily the bolts provided basically "float" in the holes. You can literally use a pick and magnet and get them out quite easily. When the two Allen heads snapped on mine it took me 10 minutes to remove them.