View Full Version : Interesting article
Mitch Wright
07-09-2018, 07:46 PM
https://www.dragzine.com/tech-stories/engine/damage-alert-how-to-avoid-pulling-threads-or-killing-head-bolts/
turbomacncheese
07-09-2018, 08:28 PM
I've seen this posted here before (was it gator?). Super important stuff for anyone putting an engine back together.
mikeinatlanta
07-09-2018, 08:56 PM
very interesting
Sgt.Gator
07-10-2018, 05:46 PM
I've seen this posted here before (was it gator?). Super important stuff for anyone putting an engine back together.
Yes I did. My very experienced builder pulled a thread out of the block of my very expensive Subaru closed deck 1/2" ARP stud block. He said he knew when the torque wrench started getting easier that we were screwed. He won't put 1/2 studs in them anymore. If that's what a buyer demands he sends them elsewhere now.
Bob Cowan
07-11-2018, 07:17 PM
I ran in to this same problem with a Coyote motor. I posted about it on the other forum; both the problem and the solution.
SixStar
07-13-2018, 01:56 PM
Yes I did. My very experienced builder pulled a thread out of the block of my very expensive Subaru closed deck 1/2" ARP stud block. He said he knew when the torque wrench started getting easier that we were screwed. He won't put 1/2 studs in them anymore. If that's what a buyer demands he sends them elsewhere now.
He ripped the threads out and now refuses to use 1/2" studs? That's silly.