crank bolt

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Sep 20, 2006 | 08:47 AM

cjg454ss

Thread Starter

Banned

iTrader: (27)

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 1,205

Likes: 0

crank bolt

did a search and gout nothing, can it be reused. cars has 30k on it.

Sep 20, 2006 | 08:51 AM

spy2520

12 Second Club

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Feb 2005

Posts: 3,513

Likes: 1

From: Waldorf, MD

i think you need a new one...

Sep 20, 2006 | 09:31 AM

Camaro Rick

Launching!

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 298

Likes: 0

From: Manchester, N.H

Yes, you need a new bolt. I'm not exactly sure why, but every how-to and even a GM LS1 shop book I have handy says NOT to reuse it.

Sep 20, 2006 | 10:15 AM

DaddySS

TECH Addict

Joined: Dec 2001

Posts: 2,907

Likes: 1

From: Bergen County, NJ

Never reuse the Balancer bolt. It is "torque to yield" which means it is "stretched" the right amount to maintain constant pressure.

Same for the head bolts.

Sep 20, 2006 | 10:21 AM

Cop Car

10 Second Club

iTrader: (14)

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 2,520

Likes: 0

From: Indy

its 4 bucks from GM, why risk rounding it off later?

Sep 20, 2006 | 12:01 PM

cjg454ss

Thread Starter

Banned

iTrader: (27)

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 1,205

Likes: 0

ok thanks, are gm head bolts any good, i dont have the funds for arp at the moment. was wondering if a new set of gm bolts would work and if so, is there a torque spec?

Sep 20, 2006 | 12:04 PM

dnm12

11 Second Club

iTrader: (13)

Joined: Sep 2005

Posts: 704

Likes: 0

From: Sacramento, CA

yeah check ls1howto, have you seated the pulley already?

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Pouria Savadkouei

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Pouria Savadkouei

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

Verdad Gallardo

Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

Verdad Gallardo

Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power

Verdad Gallardo

10 Camaros You Should Never Buy

10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die

Verdad Gallardo

Five Reasons the Camaro Was the Most Pivotal Player in the Pony Car Wars 2.0

Brett Foote

Sep 20, 2006 | 01:05 PM

Cop Car

10 Second Club

iTrader: (14)

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 2,520

Likes: 0

From: Indy

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjg454ss

ok thanks, are gm head bolts any good, i dont have the funds for arp at the moment. was wondering if a new set of gm bolts would work and if so, is there a torque spec?

GM head bolts are $50, ARP studs are about $250, ONLY reason why i got them is because i know ill be taking my heads off a couple of times and also that im going to be spraying in the future.