Torque to yield torque converter bolts?

[dirbyjr]

I am replacing my 5hp30 in my '93 E32 740il. I'm just doing a swap for same so it has been pretty uneventful but when I removed the 3 bolts holding the TC to the flywheel all three had noticeable stretch to the bolt's thread.

So my question is, are these just striped bolts or are the bolts built as torque to yield? I would assume this would probably apply to any ZF trans of this era and almost certainly any 5hp series.

Any help would be appreciated, I don't want to buy the wrong bolts and be pulling the trans again in 6 months...

David

[bmwdirtracer]

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/at...3&d=1465207371

If the bolts are M8, they get 26 Nm, if they are M10, they get 49Nm. Not TTY

[White94RX]

Not torque to yield, however if they are visibly stretched, then I would absolutely replace them.