[Supras] Hopefully useful ARP head stud information

[Michael Green]

Off the shelf 3/8" drive deep craftsman socket on a 3/8" drive Snap On (0 - 
100ft-lb) torque wrench. No adaptors or extensions an it cleared (just 
barely) the cams.

Mike





>From: "berniek at technicaldevelop.com" <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>
>Reply-To: berniek at technicaldevelop.com
>To: Dan Gyoba <dgyoba at abstractconsulting.com>
>CC: "Supras at supras.com" <Supras at supras.com>
>Subject: Re: [Supras] Hopefully useful ARP head stud information
>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:31:09 -0400
>
>Dan:
>
>     It turns out that if both cams are at the TDC position, everything
>on each cam clears the socket, at least the one I modified.  That may
>not be the case with the off the shelf 3/8 drive socket.
>
>        Bernie
>
>Dan Gyoba wrote:
> > On 29 Jul 2007 at 18:55, berniek at technicaldevelop.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >> During installation of a Cometic HG, I learned a few things which may
> >> be of assistance to those who have not dealt with ARP head studs
> >> before:
> >>
> >
> > 1.  I'd like to add that it's helpful later on to make sure that these 
>are threaded as far
> > into the block as they'll go (Having just put in a set of these myself.) 
>  Using the hex key
> > is a good way to tighten them down.
> >
> > 2.  A 3/8" drive socket works, and you can fit it past the cams, if you 
>rotate them a bit
> > for some of the different studs.  It's not easy, but it works, and the 
>intact 3/8" drive
> > socket is probably stronger (And still carries the warranty) than a 
>ground down one.  It
> > looks as if it needs to be a deep socket, but it turns out that it does 
>not.  (I was
> > surprised there...)
> >
> > 3.  Again, using the 3/8" drive socket works, but you'll need to change 
>the cam's position,
> > particularly the intake, as there's a protrusion that interferes with 
>one nut.
> >
> > 5.  I went to 90 ft-lbs, myself.  No problem whatsoever.
> >
> > That's just my experience.  (Wish I'd read this before I installed 
>mine!)
> >
> > Dan Gyoba
> > '89 NA 450,322 kms, Turbo swap in progress
> > http://www.abstractconsulting.com/~dan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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