Now I put the oil pan on and broke one of the bolts. I torqued them all to 8 lbs which is supposed to be right and this one just broke. I managed to get the pan on pretty quick so the RTV can settle in good. Do I have to get this out and put a new one in or will it be ok?

 

21 out of 22 is 95% if you did everything 95% we'd be thrilled



mike

 

haha, ok thanks Mike. I'll be happy if it runs after all this. I put the CAS back in but marking it to match the original position made no difference since I put the RB pulley on and ended up spinning it a few times with the torque wrench.



The RB pulley has 4 timing marks, the second one in is 0 degrees so I aligned that with the timing pointer and then put the CAS back in with the key aligned like it said in the Haynes manual. I dont know if that is right but I will have to get a light and use Ito's basic timing method that he posted in here.

 

Red locktite breaks down with high heat. So you can try taking a propanr torch to it untill it gets nice and hot. That is about the only way I know of for getting a bolt out that has had red locktite put on it. Next time use blue.

 

Well I want it to stay in so I'm not going to do anything at this point. I still think I got about 80 lbs on it so hopefully it wont come loose.

 

You should really invest in a big strap wrench or a very strong friend. From what I know the spec on the front bolt is about 150-180 ft/lbs (correct me if I am wrong)



A 3/8 impact gun usually does the job for me, the craftsman palstic one in the middle setting will pound it in well



I took off the steering rack and radiator when I changed the oil pellet, OMP gasket and water pump

 

I broke two strap wrenches, one was nylon, the other was rubber of some kind. I really should've had a chain wrench. I took the steering rack out too..that made it a lot easier. Now I put a manual rack in and the steering wheel is a bit off so I need to adjust that and then get an alignment. Today I'm doing the manifolds and TB and then brakes and thats it. I'll try and start it tonight. I realize that all the prep I did didnt matter since I didnt have the right tools. All I needed was a chain wrench and impact gun!

 

It's 80-98 lbs-ft



It shouldnt bee too difficult to obtain the required torque, it's just a pain to remove because of the locktite (lots of threads).

 

on the later ones they have this little brackety framus that physically holds the bolt head, and keeps it from spinning



mike

 

Is that like a flux capacitor?