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Old 11-17-2011 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Exekiel69
Years ago when I did My KDP the only thing mentioned was just it so when I did mine I drilled a hole in the case then tapped it and drove a SS bolt right in front of it to keep it in its position, I saw the case bolt and tightened them up just in case but had no idea I had to locktite them . I did another one a couple weeks ago on a truck with 270k miles, the KDP was IN all the way but some of the bolts where finger tight so I pulled them out and used red thread locker on them, I just don't know how many really are there. I turned the engine and could get to a couple that were behind the gears.
I've been thinking about it and just know that I will have to pull it again some day, provably really soon since there is no way to know if the is a bolt walking inside that case.
I have always believed that the retorquing of the bolts was the most important part, and the loctite was just added peace-of-mind. I assume that the bolts are torqued to spec at the factory, and they only loosen off as the new gasket does its initial shrink as it starts to age and harden from all the heat cycles. After the gasket is several years old, you retorque the bolts and they will tend to maintain that torque because the gasket is done shrinking.
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