[T3] Trouble home from Bugorama

[Jim Adney]

On 6 Nov 2015 at 20:47, Keith Park wrote:

> They guy who did the align bore of the engine in my 71 told me at the time
> to torque the heads to 40 ft lbs, and if they studs didnt pull loose they
> did not need case savers.  (returning them to correct torque for the
> assembly)  That was nearly 25 years and 150Kmi ago, that case has close to
> 250K on it now and they are still tight.

That sounds pretty brutal, but it's probably true that if your case 
survives this treatment it's still good. The problem might be that 
this would damage some perfectly good cases.

> I think the studs coming loose is more of an issue if the engine has been
> overheated at some point.

Yes, the hotter the engine gets, the more tension is on the studs. 
Enough tension and the threads strip. Stripped head stud threads are 
enough of a show-stopper that I have RIMCO put case savers in any 
engine I rebuild. It's cheap insurance.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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