You need proper flywheel bolts or use ARP flywheel bolts. The steering
column pinch bolt is a T rated rather than S or R - I use an aviation AN bolt.
Lock washers do nothing useful - I gave up using them a long time ago and
nothing has worked loose on my car since giving up using them.
The backplate to block are nothing special though on my engine I choose to
use AN drilled head bolts and lockwired them.
The gearbox to backplate I used ARP stainless and it looks neat but don't
need to be anything special
In a message dated 06/01/2008 22:55:19 GMT Standard Time, bmwwxman@gmail.com
writes:
I've got my engine down, have found and extracted the glorious little dimple
of metal I dropped into the valves and. I believe, have found and am about
to repair my Exxon Valdez oil leak. Now I am ready to bolt things back
together again. I want to replace all the bolts, washers and lock washers
with new. The ones on the back plate, the transmission mounting bolts, the
flywheel bolts and the sump bolts. I've found a kit for the sump which I
ordered. but was wondering if I can just go down the fastener isle in my
local Ace Hardward for all the rest? I know there are special grades of
bolts, but confess I know little about them or even how to identify them.
What grade should I be looking for for the fly wheel, back plate, and
transmission mounts (bell housing to engine back plate). Also, will be
replacing the pinch bolt where the steering column fastens to the splined
shaft on the steering rack. Isn't that some special grade too? All this is
on my '68 Midget.
Cheers!!
Jim - 68 "Spridget" in Dodge City
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