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Thanks for the video! It makes sense on how the lubed vs non lubed threads can affect the threads. At this point I can only hope everything is alright lolMetallurgy certainly comes into play but in this case I think you've doubled up in increased clamping force by splicing 2 different sets of instructions. While I dont have a FSM in front of me I believe that torque spec is based on dry, non-lubed bolts. But you mention greasing the bolts per ARP's specs. Greasing the bolts before torquing them will substantially increast the bolt tension for a given torque value per this video. So by lubing AND using a higher torque you could push the bolts beyond their yield point or have crushed the gasket. Now, ARP makes good stuff and I suspect the bolts are probably OK, but just wanted to point out that double dipping on the torque could be just as bad as too little torque in certain situations. (I don't post here much but do a lot of reading on this forum and happen to work with bolt torque at my day job).
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I started it up last night and everything was sounding good. good oil pressure and I no longer had excessive pressure in the cooling hoses. I also didn't have any coolant leaking so we will see. In your opinion, should back them off and torque to 70? Id like to think I haven't harmed anything but if you deal with bolt torques at work on a daily basis, I'd trust your word over mine. Its been awhile since I have dealt with bolts and stresses.