I have rebuilt probably a hundred of these gear boxes. The bolts have distorted threads to make them self-locking. They are "use once & discard". When you see the new bolts, you will see what I mean. I once re-did a gear box that the customer had "fixed" himself. Those bolts had backed out and wore through the fender. I don't remember what other damage was done. We always kept an ample parts supply, so I never needed to use the old bolts back...not that I would have.