Cylinder head sleeve bolts

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garry55
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Cylinder head sleeve bolts

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Do they need the spring washers?
Can't thread lock be used instead?
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Re: Cylinder head sleeve bolts

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garry55 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 11:15 pm Do they need the spring washers?
Can't thread lock be used instead?
Wuh,
Ah'm guessing, so there's a minute flexibility, thus the torque setting and they won't ground !
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teazer
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Re: Cylinder head sleeve bolts

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If you sue thread lock there is a possibility that the stud will come out with teh sleeve nut when you try to remove the head and that would be a problem. And Scotch makes a good point, that you need to be sure that the sleeve nuts can tighten properly and don't bottom out before they are correctly torqued.
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