Just did this same thread last week. Got some advice not to change and then to change. I was going to blow off changing them, and then the job was posponed for a week because of weather. So I decided to go ahead and order them.... $4.16 for the set from Bus Boys. I figure "why take that chance after all this work for that amount?". Besides the Bentley says to 'always replace'. I called Tuesday and asked them to please get it to me before the weekend. Wenesday was a holiday. The packaged arrived Friday. The engine went back in today despite me having a cold and the miserable rainy weather we're having here in Houston...
---------------------- Bill Knight wrote: > Just started assembling my 2.1 liter engine this weekend and immediately > ran into a problem. I've never done a 2.1 before (several 1.9's though) > and find the Bentley documentation insufficient regarding the reuse of > connecting rod bolts. The 2.1 uses a stretch bolt, where 22 ft lbs is > applied, then another half turn of the nut is performed. However, this > doesn't work when reusing a bolt. Does this imply that these bolts must > always be replaced, or is there a torque reading that should be used > when the bolts have already been stretched. I suspect that I should > replace the bolts, but I'll bet they are expensive. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > Bill Knight > Raleigh, NC > '84 Westfalia Wolfsburg, soon to be 2.1 powered. |
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