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Cam cap bolts?

Postby cat007 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:03 pm

Whilst undoing my cam caps to change my valve springs, I managed to break one of the bolts when trying to undo it.

Which has made me wonder how stressed the others are, so I'd rather replace the whole lot.

Is it worth seeing if Toyota can get them, or should I get replacements from 'the bolt shop'?

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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby KinLoud » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:52 pm

Find a motor at the wreckers
Remove the bolts
Clean, inspect, buy torque wrench, install bolts

Don't go to bolt shop -
Unlikely Toyota will be able to supply the bolts at a reasonable price.
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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby cat007 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:25 pm

KinLoud wrote:Find a motor at the wreckers
Remove the bolts
Clean, inspect, buy torque wrench, install bolts

Don't go to bolt shop -
Unlikely Toyota will be able to supply the bolts at a reasonable price.


I'd be worried that they might have been stressed though....?

Why not go to bolt shop?
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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby limbo » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:59 pm

There is a 1G-GTE at zebra pick a apart in auckland, I am going in late next week to get some bits if you want me to grab you some bolts.
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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby RS13 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:03 pm

Inspect the shanks for cracking or stretching and the thread for stripping, if they look fine they probably are. If you're worried buy new ones.

Not sure what you mean by stressed though?
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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby cat007 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:07 pm

Mine look fine. Even the broken one...
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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby RS13 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:29 pm

Well, the most shear load the bolt is ever going to see is when you're leaning on it when undoing it, tightening torque is considerably less and the tensile strength required would always be less than the design limit of the bolt. I'd say that if they didn't break coming out then they'll be fine going back in.
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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby cat007 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:29 pm

limbo wrote:There is a 1G-GTE at zebra pick a apart in auckland, I am going in late next week to get some bits if you want me to grab you some bolts.


Thanks for that.
I was going to go tomorrow anyway and get a bonnet stay as mine are buggered and want the bonnet to be a lot more vertical!

Anyone else want me to pick up anything?
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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby mjrstar » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:50 pm

From memory the 3s twin cam stuff from like a st165 celica are the same( it's been a while though)
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Re: Cam cap bolts?

Postby cat007 » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:55 pm

Ok so I haven't had a chance to get to pick-a-part or anything to get a cam cap bolt.

I don't suppose someone on the north shore would have one?

I won't have time between now and 8am Sat morning to get to a shop to buy one...
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