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Locktabs on Main Bearing Bolts?

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Bruce_B

Bruce_B

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Just double checking before I put the oil pan on my 1275 engine that I've rebuilt. See in a picture there's locktabs on the main bearing bolts--that I didn't put it.

I used the APR bolts--do I still need locktabs?

thanks...
 
Bruce, you certainly don't need them. I assume you used the ARP toque recommendations and procedures?
I throw away every one of the cussed things I find.
Jeff
 
Thanks Jeff....thought I had read something like that....
 
Bugeye58 said:
Bruce, you certainly don't need them. I assume you used the ARP torque recommendations and procedures?
I throw away every one of the cussed things I find.
Jeff
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I agree. If the tab is soft enough to be bent around a nut or bolt head, it will be soft enough to squeeze down & reduce bolt tension. If a flat washer is needed, it should be of the hardened variety.
D
 
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