Pick-up tube Bolt

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08-04-2012, 11:41 AM

badazz81z28

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Pick-up tube Bolt

Does anyone have a trick to ensure this bolt stays put? I tried to call STAGE 8 locking fasteners with no luck....They suck!!

I can loctite it, but with just a tiny bolt holding such a crucial part, I want some security.

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08-04-2012, 11:43 AM

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you should be good just torquing it down.

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08-04-2012, 01:19 PM

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X2. I just torqued mine tight by hand.

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08-04-2012, 02:26 PM

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All it really does is hold the pickup tube in the pump. It doesn't have to support the weight of the tube PR anything like that. I just tightened the few I've done by hand, and didn't think twice about it.

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08-04-2012, 03:36 PM

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exactly what i did. the tube is actually bolted down on one of the mains on top of the windage tray. just dont tighten the hell out of the bolt on for the pump.

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08-05-2012, 06:40 PM

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Well....I installed it....I always feel aw worried with these kind of things. That bolt is pretty small and does an important job. I put some red loctite on it, used my torque wrench on the lowest setting (5 ftlbs) to make sure it was at least that...

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08-05-2012, 08:49 PM

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Just torque it to the spec listed...then engineering has already been done for you...

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08-05-2012, 11:23 PM

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you can safety wire it if you want

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08-06-2012, 09:00 AM

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You'll be fine. What I did when I put my new pump in was filled it with oil and lubed the o ring so it slid right in. When you go to start the car up pull the fuel pump fuse so you can prime the motor and check for oil pressure.

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08-07-2012, 09:51 AM

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BRP makes this little two-bolt bracket if you are really that worried about it.

http://www.brphotrods.com/mm5/mercha...ory_Code=CNV14

Just think there are millions of pickups running around with one bolt in them, it will be fine.

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08-07-2012, 09:55 AM

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Yea I know...I just know they were torqued to spec with multi-million dollar pieces of equipment and mine was torqued by me lol....I put loctite on it and tightened it. It will ok....I just worry...

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