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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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Can the bolts for the timing cover,cam and oil pump be re used???
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Yes, this should not be a problem.
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+1 yes they should be fine.
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Ok,how about water pump and accessory bolts?
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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To my knowledge the only non-usable bolts are the torque to yield bolts. These include the head bolts and the harmonic balancer bolt. I'm pretty sure about this but maybe others may know differently.
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yeah head bolts and the crank bolt are not reuseable. i reused my other bolts tho.
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Thanks guys!!!
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According to Gm there not, but I dont see why that is. Anything that not being stretched on moving parts like stated in post 6 can be reused.
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Crank main bolts are torque to angle (not yield) and can be reused.
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