Club G40 Forum
Technical => Engine and Transmission => Topic started by: vwmk3jon on June 18, 2011, 10:03:49 pm
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Snapped one of the bolts that bolds the camshaft down. Its snapped halfway down so should be easy to get hold of. Is this just a stud like the exhaust manifold or is it a drill out job?
Nearly bloody there too :(
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Think there studs get a hold of it and carfuly remove it.
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yeah there just studs.
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Thank jebus :) job for tomorrow.
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haynes and torque wrench to buy next too ;)
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Sorry, i'm still on spot the dog. I'll send them your way when im done ;) ;D
Yeah, just wondering if me ole mans got a torque wrench hidden somewhere? He does have the worlds weirdest 14mm socket tho!
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Going to need a 0-10nm wrench John. I think these nuts go down to about 6nm.
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The studs are M7, so abit of a pain to get hold of, M7 helicoil kits are about £35 if you need one. Not the end of the world but a pain none the less.
Remember the nuts are torqued, then angle tighten.
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i think i need this kit for my new head, where is best place to get them from?
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Local engineering supplies sorted me one, here's a pic of the buggers:
(http://www.poloperformanceparts.co.uk/images/gallery/VikBVH2.jpg)
Sods law means I only found out once the engine was fully built... ::)
Try to get the full helicoil kit, so you've got the coil insertion tool, and a little punch to snap the tang off at the end.
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heli coils are ok but you better off with going to a cylinder head specilists with the cam cap and get them to put an "insert" in the are a solid tube threaded on both sides and fitted with small hand tool. Much better than helicoils.
cheers grant
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The thing i found atad scary was the fact it was very easy indeed to get it out. Only needed 2secs with a pair of pliers and hey presto. Surely they must be abit tighter than that?