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techtalk:evo:engmech03a [2019/12/16 21:43] hippysmack [Stripped Case Threads] |
techtalk:evo:engmech03a [2021/07/18 06:11] hippysmack [Loose Head Bolt Studs] |
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| See also in the Sportsterpedia: | See also in the Sportsterpedia: | ||
| * [[techtalk:evo:engmech03b|Time-Sert Repair on Engine Case Cylinder / Head Stud Hole]] | * [[techtalk:evo:engmech03b|Time-Sert Repair on Engine Case Cylinder / Head Stud Hole]] | ||
| - | * [[techtalk:ref:genmsr36#warped_or_damaged_thread_repair|Warped or Damaged Thread Repair]] | + | * [[techtalk:ref:tools023#warped_or_damaged_thread_repair|Warped or Damaged Thread Repair]] |
| ===== Loose Head Bolt Studs ===== | ===== Loose Head Bolt Studs ===== | ||
| A big concern about the studs becoming loose is the threads being stripped in the case. \\ | A big concern about the studs becoming loose is the threads being stripped in the case. \\ | ||
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| If a stud is backing out, it could have simply be from it being installed improperly to begin with. \\ | If a stud is backing out, it could have simply be from it being installed improperly to begin with. \\ | ||
| It is possible that the stud turned when the head cap nuts were removed. \\ | It is possible that the stud turned when the head cap nuts were removed. \\ | ||
| - | Heat plays a role in what happens to the studs / nuts also and can lock the cap screw tighter than the stud is to the case. | + | Heat plays a role in what happens to the studs / nuts also and can lock the cap screw tighter than the stud is to the case. \\ |
| So it is possible that the top nut was just tight to the stud before breaking loose. \\ | So it is possible that the top nut was just tight to the stud before breaking loose. \\ | ||
| First try and remove any studs that back out and check the threads in the case as well as the stud. \\ | First try and remove any studs that back out and check the threads in the case as well as the stud. \\ | ||
