10-12-2016, 05:50 PM
Yeah I forgot about it being angle tightened later, I thought 40nm seemed low when I was going through stuff. The final check for torque I'll have to get done at the garage when it goes for MOT as mine only goes to 170nm
Anyway, I've had great progress today! I went to clean the threads out but upon investigation they were almost totally clean! By a stroke of luck the largest tap I had in my set was the exact one I needed! Ran it through but it didn't pick up anything besides a very faint trace of blue colour from the threadlock.
Anyway, I refitted the new pulley and decided just to have another go but using the original bolt. I also applied new threadlock, but it was in liquid state rather than the putty-like stuff that comes on the bolts by default.
Don't know if it was using the older bolt or if the liquid threadlock was just enough to lubricate it, but it went in all the way with just my stubby wrench on it! I was amazed! Tightened it to 40nm no problem and had it angle tightened without issue either!
So thats my troubles delt with for now, thanks everyone :
then got started fitting the aux belt, but stupidly didn't have my goggles on, got a bit of grit stuck in my eye and almost had to go to a&e before I managed to rinse it out.
Always wear goggles...
Anyway, I've had great progress today! I went to clean the threads out but upon investigation they were almost totally clean! By a stroke of luck the largest tap I had in my set was the exact one I needed! Ran it through but it didn't pick up anything besides a very faint trace of blue colour from the threadlock.
Anyway, I refitted the new pulley and decided just to have another go but using the original bolt. I also applied new threadlock, but it was in liquid state rather than the putty-like stuff that comes on the bolts by default.
Don't know if it was using the older bolt or if the liquid threadlock was just enough to lubricate it, but it went in all the way with just my stubby wrench on it! I was amazed! Tightened it to 40nm no problem and had it angle tightened without issue either!
So thats my troubles delt with for now, thanks everyone :
then got started fitting the aux belt, but stupidly didn't have my goggles on, got a bit of grit stuck in my eye and almost had to go to a&e before I managed to rinse it out.Always wear goggles...