2002/Black/SS

iTrader: (3)

i saw online thats its recommended to get a longer crank bolt when doing a cam swap, anyone know exactly y?

Also what different gaskets and seals do i need to do cam swap?

iamsickofitall

iTrader: (18)

you can't get your pulley back on with the stock sized one...not without a huge fight

the longer one from ARP is also reusable, stock ones are not

Gaskets:

GM Water Pump Gaskets, GM Timing Cover Gasket, GM Timing Cover Seal, GM Valve Cover Gaskets

Lithium

iTrader: (47)

I used the stock bolt one time. Nothing happened. No stripping of the threads etc...

I do suggest using the longer bolt though.

2002/Black/SS

iTrader: (3)

anyone know any sponsers that sell the longer arp bolt?

Jimmard

iTrader: (12)

Many of them do, thunder racing is the first one that comes to mind as I've bought ARP bolt kits from them before.

2002/Black/SS

iTrader: (3)

i couldnt find them at thunder racing, anyone else know?

jlaine

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Damn... I wasn't even able to manually get my pulley on far enough to get it to start threading in - I was glad for the longer one.

Jimmard

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http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...vid=3&pcid=299 isnt this what you are looking for?

Lethal_Ws6

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Here ya go, i ordered mine for my cam ..
http://www.texas-speed.com/shop/item...id=85&catid=36
Its a great kit

jlaine

iTrader: (2)

Isn't that just the stock GM replacement bolt? I think that's the kit I ordered when I got my cam from TSP - the bolt is OEM.

Lethal_Ws6

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oops ha ha ..

Lethal_Ws6

iTrader: (13)

Yea that should be the one .. IF not here is the one from texas -speed..
sry i order alot from texas -speed, they have great customer service, i always have problems with thunder racing . great products tho..

http://www.texas-speed.com/shop/item...id=89&catid=36

TR and TSP have them under the same part # 234-2503

Gauge

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I bought the tool from 618Hawk, but I just couldn't wait for it to arrive. My buddy and I took a 2x4 and put it on the front of the crank pulley. We then spent about 10 minutes switching where one of us would stand up to hold the 2x4 while the other would lay under the car and pound that thing on the crank with a 3lb hammer. We got about 4 threads on there, so I set my torque wrench to 50ft-lbs to be safe and put it on another 3-4 threads. I then bumped it up to 100ft-lbs to get another turns out of it. We then took the breaker + cheater to it and put it all the way back on. We had no problems.

However, like an idiot, I didn't put the new crank bolt in properly, so I got to use 618Hawks's tool to rectify the problem.

2002/Black/SS

iTrader: (3)

how did u not put a bolt in properly?????

Lethal_Ws6

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I heard your not supposed to bang the **** out of your pulley on there ? is this true or no, i duno.. id just spend the 28 bux and get the longer bolt .