EA82T head bolts

Dubcrazy · Post by **Dubcrazy** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:21 pm

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,,,,,,,,,

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:34 pm

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.

dfoyl · Post by **dfoyl** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:02 am

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.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:49 pm

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

Dubcrazy · Post by **Dubcrazy** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:45 pm

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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:26 pm

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.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:27 am

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

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:34 am

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 ?

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:39 am

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...