Oil pan studs
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so I'm using a pan spacer with one silicone gasket and the pan. (use sealant between block and spacer) the studs i have are a little short. anyone know where i can find 50mm long M6 1.0 studs? i remember seeing some one on here that had them with the little allen hole at the end for holding the stud.....
thanks guys.
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Some nice parts there, but allen key drive shows no metric sizes? I was planning to make a jig to enable drilling a tie wire hole in the corner of the bolt heads on mine. Or may buy a bunch of new bolts and drill them all and swap in. The book lists 25 bolts with 28mm of thread, and 5 at 25mm. Anybody know if the 28 is a limit - its not a normally available length taht I can find? Most outlets only list 30mm threads.
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Did you get that pan spacer from me? If so I'll send you the studs.
IIRC it was 5 shorter. I'd been including studs only for the front and 2 lengths of bolts for the rest.
Silicon gasket? Ugh.
IIRC it was 5 shorter. I'd been including studs only for the front and 2 lengths of bolts for the rest.
Silicon gasket? Ugh.
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For future needs good metric stud supplier-
http://www.drillspot.com/products/99...el_driver_stud
http://www.drillspot.com/products/99...el_driver_stud
BTW old thread says 5 are shorter by 3 mm, 4 in the front and one over the starter.
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It is 5 shorter studs............4 where the x member is close to the engine and the 5th at the starter.
Silicone gskt on my car and zero leaks.....2 years and holding.
Silicone gskt on my car and zero leaks.....2 years and holding.
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the ones up front are short. i got the stud kit from Greg. they will work all around with the gasket except under the front. so i might just ditch the gasket, or get 4-6 longer ones or use bolts... i have not decided yet.
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Is there any reason tab washers wouldnt do the job with the normal bolts ?
as in those here :-
http://www.impressltd.co.uk/specialist_pressings/
All you would need to know is the width of the face of the pan so you got a washer such that the tab reached over the edge.
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as in those here :-
http://www.impressltd.co.uk/specialist_pressings/
All you would need to know is the width of the face of the pan so you got a washer such that the tab reached over the edge.
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Is there any reason tab washers wouldnt do the job with the normal bolts ?
as in those here :-
http://www.impressltd.co.uk/specialist_pressings/
All you would need to know is the width of the face of the pan so you got a washer such that the tab reached over the edge.
jp 83 Euro S AT 54k
as in those here :-
http://www.impressltd.co.uk/specialist_pressings/
All you would need to know is the width of the face of the pan so you got a washer such that the tab reached over the edge.
jp 83 Euro S AT 54k
Drilled bolt heads are a PITA for multiple bolts, as you really need to drill at a few points so that you have a choice of holes, to pick the one at the right orientation to stop rotation. Drilled heads are good for sump plugs, gearbox plugs and other single bolt applications, and are better where the bolt head is bigger.
Tab plates are more convenient on multi bolt covers, as single tab washers may allow a bit of movement. A good setup is to have a tab plate which picks up pairs of bolts, and if there's an odd one extra or a corner you can fit a triple plate. I'm sure I've seen a post with a pic of double bolt tab plates for sumps sometime on this forum.
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I've looked at that list of tab washers, and it seems from the side view they show that they may be the type that have the downward small tab which sits into an indexing hole drilled just out from the bolt hole in the sump. If that's what they are they would work well, but you'd have to drill a blind indexing hole next to every sump bolt hole ... and I think double flat tab plates would be preferable to doing that.
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i got some of the longer "set screws" with the allen hole in the top. but i liked the positive seating of the studs wit the non-threded part 10mm up. so i added a little bump with my TIG welder 10mm up on all the studs.. seems to work well.