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Old 04-08-2012, 01:10 PM
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Default Cam Bolts, Anti-Sieze or Loc-tite?
Bolts such as the cam retaining plate, timing chain gear, cover etc. You guys use Loc-tite or Anti-Sieze because its going into aluminum?
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Use Loctite, you don't need to use the red, blue is fine.
The outer cover doesn't need neither one.
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Blue loc-tite all the way.
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blue loctite


blue loctite

im gonna antisieze my exhaust bolts and spark plugs

even your rockerbolts, blue loctite
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i would definetly use a threadlocker, not anything heavy duty, maybe loctite 242
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definitely loctite, there is a thread over on corvetteforum about a guy that didnt use loctite and the cam retainer bolts backed themselves out. wasnt pretty.
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