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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
Originally Posted by Bosch-Man
...just so paranoid that a stud will snap or a nut comes off...helicoiling is an arse..i had to tap the studs lightly to line up with the cam cap...I locktited them in and on all the nuts so hopefully no issues...If they aint under much load then i guess not much can go wrong..even if over tightened etc!
Ive never heard of a stud or nut on a cam cap failing during use when correctly torqued, its only normally when people either assemble or dis-assemble that they get a problem.

If they did start coming loose, i would expect you to hear a rattle like a lifter was shagged as the clearance would be too big suddenly, i guess if you were really unlucky the cam itself could snap too, but even that rarely result in any bottom end damage

Oh get a room you two!!
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