cam bearing cap stud thread loose!
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cam bearing cap stud thread loose!
i have removed the cams to replace tappets, cam bearings, new gaskets and all belts.
one of the bearing cap studs has a loose thread so i tightened it down with two nuts and then thread locked them. i managed to get it really tight in the end though do you think this will be ok?
also, i have reused some bearing cap nuts as they are only 12 months old.
i am having to do this all over again because i bought cheap tappets off ebay the first time and now i've replaced them with ina tappets from matt lewis.
many thanks and all the best to everyone!
one of the bearing cap studs has a loose thread so i tightened it down with two nuts and then thread locked them. i managed to get it really tight in the end though do you think this will be ok?
also, i have reused some bearing cap nuts as they are only 12 months old.
i am having to do this all over again because i bought cheap tappets off ebay the first time and now i've replaced them with ina tappets from matt lewis.
many thanks and all the best to everyone!
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There's no need to change the bearing cap nuts anyway.
The stud doesn't have a great force on it from the torqueing up poundage, so hopefully be ok, but if not do as said time sert etc.
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The stud doesn't have a great force on it from the torqueing up poundage, so hopefully be ok, but if not do as said time sert etc.
tabetha
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I would do all you can to make sure they are on uber tight.
I snapped a cam because of this, and that was after helicoilin one or two cos i wasnt happy with the thread.
Just a heads up.
I snapped a cam because of this, and that was after helicoilin one or two cos i wasnt happy with the thread.
Just a heads up.
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Please do, it's not rocket science, trying to put two forces either side of a piece of alloy that doesn't want to compress, 1 of two things is going to happen, a thread is going to pull, or the cap is going to squash, the thread in the head is the weakest part, but perfectly fine for std torque.
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