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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: ClarCE on 02 March 2007, 11:20:50

Title: New Bolt
Post by: ClarCE on 02 March 2007, 11:20:50

What do you guys think my chances are? I was thinking of putting some loctite on it and just doing it up so that its tight and not coming out if I can..

(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u24/ClarCE/bolts.jpg)

You can see the difference between the bolts here, I'm just hoping that there is enough length on the new one to grab some threads without ripping them out..  :-/

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: theolodian on 02 March 2007, 11:58:45

I have no idea where you plan to use that, but it doesn't look good to me.  If it goes wrong you could have huge problems.

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 March 2007, 12:18:14

The top bolt looks correct, from memroy its the same as one of the cambelt bolts....hence at the weekend we had loads floating around....

It should be fine though I wouldn't lock tight it....that wont allow you to insert it tighter....if its going to hold it will...

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: ClarCE on 02 March 2007, 12:47:08

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I have no idea where you plan to use that, but it doesn't look good to me.  If it goes wrong you could have huge problems.

The top bolt is the GM one to attach the auxilary belt tensioner to the cylinder block, the bottom one is what was in there after Cowboys Ltd (extremely) did the cambelt before I had the car.. they lost the original and put this one in, which has removed the threads inside the block.

Thanks Mark, I'll let you know how I get on - wish I'd bought my torx set to work!

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: theolodian on 02 March 2007, 12:59:22

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I have no idea where you plan to use that, but it doesn't look good to me.  If it goes wrong you could have huge problems.

The top bolt is the GM one to attach the auxilary belt tensioner to the cylinder block, the bottom one is what was in there after Cowboys Ltd (extremely) did the cambelt before I had the car.. they lost the original and put this one in, which has removed the threads inside the block.

Thanks Mark, I'll let you know how I get on - wish I'd bought my torx set to work!

OK, that's not too bad then.  If you can't get the right bolt to work then it isn't the worst place to put in a HeliCoil.

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: ClarCE on 02 March 2007, 13:29:41

I've just had a quick look at it, seems I've got just under an inch of thread to play with  :y

How tight do you guys think I should go considering its got half the amount of threads to lock onto than it should?

Cheers in advance,

Chris.

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: theolodian on 02 March 2007, 13:34:41

Grabbing an inch of threads is more than enough.  IIRC you only need a thread depth equal to the diameter, but that was more than a few moons ago.

Try running the bolt down the threads with the item off to check the threads.

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: ClarCE on 02 March 2007, 13:44:49

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Grabbing an inch of threads is more than enough.  IIRC you only need a thread depth equal to the diameter, but that was more than a few moons ago.

Try running the bolt down the threads with the item off to check the threads.

Cheers Theo  :D

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: ClarCE on 03 March 2007, 19:34:39

Its in, its tight, its holding  :y  :y  :y

Title: Re: New Bolt
Post by: TheBoy on 03 March 2007, 19:35:51

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Its in, its tight, its holding  :y  :y  :y

:D