Stuck between an intake stud and a hard place..., What would you do? |
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Stuck between an intake stud and a hard place..., What would you do? |
iankarr |
Jan 8 2018, 09:07 AM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,471 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
Hi Guys,
So...I've finally reached the point of putting the fuel system back on the engine after a refresh and have run into a question. Two of the passenger side intake nuts on my 2.0 (the left and right ones) torqued up to 14lbs fine. The center nut stopped getting tighter at about 8lbs. I assume that the stud is spinning in the head. Would you leave well enough alone and trust that the seal will be fine at 8lbs...or would you pull it apart and deal with the center stud? I def don't want to put the engine back and then find a vacuum leak...but I also don't want to make a bigger problem where may not be one in the first place. Thoughts? |
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Jan 8 2018, 10:37 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,490 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
Drill it out and use a Helicoil or Timecert. The general opinion is that Timecert's are better than Helicoil's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I used a Helicoil to repair mine in 2010 and it's still in and working fine. Don't be afraid to drill it out free hand. Here is the trick; step drill. IIRC, I used 3 or 4 bits, increasing the size ever so slightly with each bit. This guarantees that each pass is self centering, unless you get Ham fisted with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) Use a drill stop because when using this method in aluminum the bits want to grab and pull thru quickly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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