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Old Apr 14, 2008, 06:14 PM
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Should I use Loctite when installing my cams?

Or should I say, should I have used Loctite when I installed my cams? I installed my cams a couple weeks ago using the how to on the Evomoto site. shourtly after installing the cams & making sure the car started & idled fine I began the teardown of other items being replaced (clutch/exhaust/manifold/etc.). The car has not even been driven since the install. I'm getting clost to having everything else done & the car back on the road & was thinking to myself. Should I have Loctited the cam caps/gears? There was never any mention of it in the guide & this is the first set of cams on any car I have done or seen done so I don't know for sure. I'd rather do it now if it's needed rather than have an issue later. Let me know what you guys think. Thanx.
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No. If you torqued it correctly, you should be fine.
Old Apr 14, 2008, 06:41 PM
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I torqued everything to the specs on the install instructions & didn't see any Loctite residue from the factory. I just wanted to make sure before I started driving it.
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make sure you loctite the clutch bolts ...pressure plate. Especially if it's an exedy twin or more discs
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Now that I did do. Just got the clutch installed Sunday. I put Loctite on the flywheel & pressure plate bolts. Thanks for the heads-up though.
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