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DNK

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Anybody used these before
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Interesting concept. Why the clip and do you take it off before the final torque down of the bolt?

And who makes these?
 

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The clip holds on the "D" shaped plate that fits on the lower hexagon. The "D" prevents rotation of the fastener when it hits the header.
 

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OK, that I can see and understand. Do you torque the bolts with contact only being on those three tiny points of bolt head bottoms against the clips?

And who makes these?
 
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After reading up on these,and yes it is winter Tom, I don't know if on a car that is not driven a lot they would be that special.
Everybody recommends several runnings and torquing before locking them in.
Will have to think about these a minute or so.
Paul, Google locking header bolts . You'll find several.
 

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Spend yer sheckles on new lifters/pushrods!

Kids.


*sheesh*

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OK, but do you remove the clip before torquing them down?
 
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Yes The clip is only put on at the final and last torqueage
 

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Yes The clip is only put on at the final and last torqueage[/QUOTE]

Put on or taken off??
 
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Actually I was doing a little more research after you've ask SO MANY questions
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Look here
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Until final torque ,just the bolt. Then add the wing then the clip and your done.

OK How'd I do?
 

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Well.

I posit if ya buy a bunch of grade eight bolts, place 'em at the holes and POUND 'em in with a two-pound hammer, the threads will deform enuff to LOCK the fasteners in and ya got no worries!!! Kinda like the [censored]-house screws in high schools. One-way fasteners.

...until ya gotta remove 'em NEXT year. :devilgrin:


What's so bad about a little LocTite onna threads of normal fasteners?

Or is this mill gonna see racing speeds and revs? That's a kettle of a diff'rent colour.
 

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So, is there such a thing as "Snake-oil Engineering"? :whistle:
 

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So ya gonna go fer new lifters an' rods then? :smirk:
 
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the lifters and cam only have 1000 miles on em.
Prolly do the rods I want to measure em for correctness
 
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