head torqued (cold)
Hey Carl,
I appreciate your comments. I rely on the forum for a reality check, so don't worry about being discouraging.
I agree that testing the torque on a single stud wouldn't have been wise...was just wondering if that was an option. Hadn't thought about the undue localized stress that would create! I am not used to JB Weld so, yes, do have a hard time trusting it. However, the kit came with it, and Don and others endorse it, so I went with it.
I think you might be confused about the drill bit size because of the picture. The kit came with a 7/16 repair stud. The hole in the block was drilled to 3/8" and then was tapped to 7/16. The larger, 7/16, drill bit pictured, was to enlarge the head to accommodate the bigger stud.
My error was probably cross threading the stud when I installed it with JB Weld. To be clear, I have since removed the head, re-tapped to 7/16 and re-JB welded a new repair stud in. Put the head back on right away (reused the gaskets as they looked good) and torqued all studs "hand tight"and left it alone for 48 hours to fully set.
This AM I torqued all - in sequence - to 30 lbs. The manual says 30 is adequate, and advisable if there are stud problems. All held fine so far. Will re-torque all two more times at temperature, as per the manual.
Glad you think she's looking good: yes, a lot of time..and a lot of learning. Before this I thought that taking the head off was major surgery, but now it is routine.
-Marty
Hey Carl,
I appreciate your comments. I rely on the forum for a reality check, so don't worry about being discouraging.
I agree that testing the torque on a single stud wouldn't have been wise...was just wondering if that was an option. Hadn't thought about the undue localized stress that would create! I am not used to JB Weld so, yes, do have a hard time trusting it. However, the kit came with it, and Don and others endorse it, so I went with it.
I think you might be confused about the drill bit size because of the picture. The kit came with a 7/16 repair stud. The hole in the block was drilled to 3/8" and then was tapped to 7/16. The larger, 7/16, drill bit pictured, was to enlarge the head to accommodate the bigger stud.
My error was probably cross threading the stud when I installed it with JB Weld. To be clear, I have since removed the head, re-tapped to 7/16 and re-JB welded a new repair stud in. Put the head back on right away (reused the gaskets as they looked good) and torqued all studs "hand tight"and left it alone for 48 hours to fully set.
This AM I torqued all - in sequence - to 30 lbs. The manual says 30 is adequate, and advisable if there are stud problems. All held fine so far. Will re-torque all two more times at temperature, as per the manual.
Glad you think she's looking good: yes, a lot of time..and a lot of learning. Before this I thought that taking the head off was major surgery, but now it is routine.
-Marty
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