vintage chromoly
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ring gear bolts?
ring gear bolts?
I,ve never seen ring gear bolts, sorry I'm drawing a blank... do you mean flex plate that has a ring gear as part of it like a chev or ford?
This is good information. Fasteners that are not a ARP should follow the following in most applications. Always refer to any manufacturer instructions first when available.When using ARP bolts it’s a MUST to torque to the ARP specs! DO NOT use the FSM for torque specs an ARP bolts. They make the bolts so use them according to their directions. They are usually tighter than stock bolts.
Don’t put on too much loctite, more is not better. So put it on one surface only.
The loctite works just fine without primer. Clean and dry the bolts and holes first.
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I,ve never seen ring gear bolts, sorry I'm drawing a blank... do you mean flex plate that has a ring gear as part of it like a chev or ford?
ARP (or the ones I use) are not torque to yield as they can only be used once then they must be replaced.
But as other posters have already stated depending on the lubricant used an ARP fastener would use a different torque spec.
Why anyone would re use TTY fasteners is beyond me. Bolts are cheap, engine repair isn’t. And the down time that becomes self induced simply sucks.FYI....That is EXACTLY what a torque to yield fastener is. Once it has achieved, its specified torque value, the fastener, when removed, must be replaced. I would guess, that some people have reused torque to yield fasteners....without failures..... You pay your money and take your choice..... Just my opinion of course.
BOB RENTON
They’ll probably just tell me to use their lube or that they are tested using their lube etc.... my main concern was Loctite vs lube.Ask a question here you’ll get many different answers. Why not just ask ARP?
I followed the instructions included with the bolts for my 383.
The ARP ultra-torque came with the flywheel bolts.
ARP bolts.
Use the ARP torque specs included with the bolts.
Flywheel - 75 ft/lbs for 7/16-20 bolts, Loctite 242 on threads, ARP ultra-torque under bolt heads.