I'm no authority on fasteners but I don't know about 8.6 and would guess
what you saw was 9.8 up side down.

Mark

neil n wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I may need to use a longer than OEM cross bolt where the transmission
> front mount bracket bolts to the bracket on the frame.
>
> The bolt I removed has 8.8 grade mark and "K H S"
>
> Longer bolt I'd like to use has what *looks like* 8.6 or 8G and "F II
> S"   or  "F H S"
>
> IF the second bolt is a grade 8 bolt, is it ok to use in place of the OEM bolt?
>
>