i just did a head gasket job an my lsj do u reallly need to replace the cam bolts i mean i turqued them down and the another 30 degrees i don think i will have any problems has any one on here ever had any problems

 

yes you really need to replace them, thats why it says to replace them

 

always replace torque to yield bolts, would you rather risk your valve train and spend 100's or spend 6bucks

 

yeah i know this but there is not that much tension on those 2 bolts they just hold the gears on to the cams and i just wanted to know if any body has had any problems with them breaking on here before

 

I think Omega or 06black had his snap off or back off?

 

Just figure that with torque-to-yield bolts.. every time they are tightened to the torque spec, they stretch. So will it hold properly? Possibly. Will it be as snug in those threads as the first time? No. Your gamble. lol.

 

no that much stress on them? I forgot. Ok......yup youre right, theyre good to go.

 

Do what maven says.

 

You can reuse them, if YOU want to. I personally, along with 99% of the mechanical population would replace them. Just dont come back here 2 months from now saying how its a crappy car if/when the cam gears fall off.

 

the bolts stretch, that's why they say replace them. what happens when you put an already stretched bolt into something? it doesn't work the way it was designed.

you can save a few bucks on them, just to risk hundreds of $ from damage because of them not working properly.

 

$6 bucks for new bolts and piece of mind or

$2k for a new head.....

 

would u wear a condom if u new the girl had herpes..? do it right or dont do it at all.

 

i'd get a new girl

 

so where are u guys gettig them for 6 bucks at cuz i can only find them at qraige depot for 16

 

Still less than the damage they could cause if they sheared off or backed out, lol.

 

yeah it always kills me when people bitch about pricing when they buy an upgraded type car.

if you're worried about a $16 bolt that you need, then sell the car and buy a used geo metro

*** hey i just realized something, did the OP use the same head bolts as well? hell those are alot more than the cam bolts. $2.95 says he did LOL ***

 

no im not worried about 16 bucks but i mean if u guys are getting them for 6 then y pay 10 more and i dont know what u mean when u say op but no i did not use the old head bolts im not stupid

 

OP = original poster

 

if so, why reuse any other stretch bolts?