Do you lubricate your studs?

Ron-D · Guru

RE: Do you lubricate your studs?

blaze · Guru

Ron-D wrote:
Thank god your not working on my car if you lubricate Conrod studs And main bearing cap studs, of course bearing journals need to be lubricated And the bore needs to be lubricated, cylinder bores and crankshaft journals are not threads geese!!!!!

how many race spec engines have you assembled, trouble with forums is every ones a expert and every thing you read is fact and

cheers

blaze

Ron-D · Guru

blaze wrote:
Ron-D wrote:
Thank god your not working on my car if you lubricate Conrod studs And main bearing cap studs, of course bearing journals need to be lubricated And the bore needs to be lubricated, cylinder bores and crankshaft journals are not threads geese!!!!!
how many race spec engines have you assembled, trouble with forums is every ones a expert and every thing you read is fact and
cheers
blaze

You put oil on bearing cap studs and main bearing studs in race engines well now I have heard everything biggrin

macka17 · Guru

Any engine nuts I've always used Loctite. inside. NeverSeize (american) outside.
Tighten all wheel nuts till the crack (steel ones.
and say a prayer everytime you start a wheel turning.
(Only Joking)

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Race engines its done using stretch method.. Besides the likes of ARP supply and stipulate methods..
This is WAY different to wheel nuts etc.. Most old codgers have trouble changing wheels let alone tightening them..
Well to the point of being too tight .. Best to use a geni, long 10 amp extension cord, compressor. rattle gun to upset EVERYONE ... Did I miss any narks ?? Lol...

Woody n Sue · Guru

kezngaz wrote:
blaze wrote:
Ron-D wrote:
The Conrod nuts are not greased if anything is put on the threads it would be lock tight, to lubricate something as vital as Conrod nuts and main bearing cap studs would be insane..

-- Edited by Ron-D on Friday 2nd of September 2016 06:21:59 PM
I beg to differ, rebuilt a lot of engines in my time and copious amounts of oil is used on all threads and in the bore on all journals etc
cheers
blaze
I agree.
A very interesting comparison too...
Kezngaz.

Me too rebuilt a few old straight six holdens in my younger days and tractor engines

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

I have built 1000 HP Ford 4.0 engines . 7 second 1/4's Admitantly with a few valve gear issues .. My daily driver is a twin turbo XR8 I've built myself with over 700 h.p . Been going since 2000. Only replaced clutch and a few tyres .. It's used like normal car often towing my race car to events .. Detail to clearances is the number one object ..