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EA82T head bolts
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:21 pm
by Dubcrazy
Where can i get some? my local supplier said he could, now my engines in bits and he can't and he says the are out of japan 4 to 6 weeks!!!!!
so anyone know where i can get some? i want all 12 long 6 short, any help would great!!! as i am in a panic as i carless
steff,,,,,,,,,
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:34 pm
by Gannon
Finding them locally is gonna be hard as they are an uncommon thread size.
Whats wrong with the originals, i reused mine when i did my rebuild. I just cleaned them up real good with a wire brush.
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:02 am
by dfoyl
Many head bolts stretch when torqued up and shouldn't be reused.
I would try rockauto.com out of the US...will be a lot cheaper than the Subaru parts.
Dean.
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:49 pm
by Gannon
dfoyl wrote:Many head bolts stretch when torqued up and shouldn't be reused.
Woops!
Well they havent failed yet. Been running for nearly a year now
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:45 pm
by Dubcrazy
thanks guys i managed to find all 12 long and 4 short(need 6 in total) so when they get here i will mesure and compare sizes to the old ones and use two of the old ones, thats if a nice bloke in sydney cant sort me out the two i need, fingers crossed
steff,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:26 pm
by Suby Wan Kenobi
EA head bolts are reusable but EJ head bolts are use once. If you cannot source local head bolts you can re-size them to a more common size if you have the paitence to do so.
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:27 am
by El_Freddo
Suby Wan Kenobi wrote:EA head bolts are reusable but EJ head bolts are use once. If you cannot source local head bolts you can re-size them to a more common size if you have the paitence to do so.
I gotta do this with my EA82 - all the head bolt threads are shagged out - going to put studs in like the EA81 - will reduce the use of the thread as i'm aiming to only put the studs in once and forget about them... I realise that to do a head I'll have to remove the engine but this is the way I do them anyway.
Any thoughts on the above (looking for criticism that it won't work before I go ahead with it)
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:34 am
by steptoe
EA81 are M11, are EA82? and you wanna use EA81 studs ? Noticed that EA81 studs in some positions rust out yet EA82 bolts I pulled look only just rusty or white corrosion ?
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:39 am
by El_Freddo
steptoe wrote:EA81 are M11, are EA82? and you wanna use EA81 studs ? Noticed that EA81 studs in some positions rust out yet EA82 bolts I pulled look only just rusty or white corrosion ?
Nah, going a larger size so I won't be using a re-coil thread - the last one's i put in have all moved so out they come and in goes a massive oversized stud diametre
Bennie
PS seriously thinking EJ...