To helicoil or not to helicoil...(cam caps)

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Re: Timesert (cam caps)

23 May 2011 03:47

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did you put any lube on threads before installing bolts?

personally i like to heli-coil all the cam cap bolt holes from word go and install new bolts at same time

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23 May 2011 03:51 - 13 Feb 2012 18:30

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Re: Timesert (cam caps)

23 May 2011 04:01

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the guy who used to wrench on my back hoes always said time-serts were the hot ticket,but i dont remember ever installing one myself.
i normally have machine shop do the heli-coils in cylinder heads for me,that way if they jack it up installing them they get to fix it :laugh:

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Re: To helicoil or not to helicoil...(cam caps)

23 May 2011 05:40

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KZ250LTD thanks for bumping this. I was putting my cams back in the other day and stopped to convert the in.lbs to ft.lbs but had not got back to it yet. I will be using the lower value now.

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