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MCH_GTi6

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Post #1
Right, I have got the torque setting on the box of the headbolts and the settings from on here BUT


Done the stage 1 - 35nm / 26lb/ft
then the stage 2 - 70nm / 52lb/ft

stage 3 is a 160 degree turn


Now the thing is, the thing is really effin tight, I'm worried they'll snap if I try 90 let alone 160...

However the box has 4 stages not 3...

Stage 1 is the same
stage 2 is the same
stage 3 is to slacken 90degrees and re-torque to stage 2

then stage 4 is the stage 3 of the FAQ one

Now I dont wanna break the bolts off in the head so, what should i do?

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 18:02
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welshpug!

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man up Thumbs up

I have never snapped a bolt, only the torx bit Laugh my ass off and even then, only when trying to loosen bolts.

I only do the three stage, so 35 70 160.

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 18:04
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MCH_GTi6

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Post #3
so slacken? dont slacken?

and I do have a very sizeable bar/torque wrench to do them and still seems really effin tight

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 18:05
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don't slacken no Smile

I use a 24" breaker bar, yes you have to put some effort in but its not that bad!

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 18:08
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MCH_GTi6

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90degree done but I can barely budge them and the bar I'm using must be 20"

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 18:23
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did you oil the threads? as I said, man up Razz if 62kg of welshpug can do it I'm sure anyone else can LOL

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 18:51
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I had a conversation the other day with a trusted mechanic that told me about the loosening stage which is something I have never done or at the time heard of.
I was saying to him how hard I find it to achieve the 160 degrees as he was torquing up an Xsi head and he said I bet you don't loosen them and retorque before doing the final stage and told me this makes it easier apparently.

The last time I did a '6 head I got to 140 iirc and stopped as I could only see it ending up one way Tbh and like you I didnt want to risk snapping a bolt.

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 19:18
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MCH_GTi6

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welshpug! wrote:
did you oil the threads? as I said, man up Razz if 62kg of welshpug can do it I'm sure anyone else can LOL


Yes oiled threads and the underside of the bolt head

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 19:58
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I find the same problem as you...Yes

Therefore when I do them I generally do 35nm, 70nm and then about 100 degrees max. Yes
All the heads I have done have been fine with this. Smile

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Posted 29th May 2012 at 23:02
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bet you didn't do your superhighboost engine...

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 07:52
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welshpug! wrote:
bet you didn't do your superhighboost engine...


No, I got Rich to do it. Yes

If he broke a bolt whilst tightening it up, it's not my problem then...LOL

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 09:13
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160 is easy, try doing 300 on a Alloy block thread

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 09:30
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miles wrote:
160 is easy, try doing 300 on a Alloy block thread


Shock

I'll leave that one to you mate...Thumbs up

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 12:43
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You're just stretching the bolt, it shouldn't get any harder to do - I find once you've done the first 45*, it just turns exactly the same, and you can feel them stretch.

I find it a total bas**rd if you've got an extension on the bar - take all extensions off, just straight on the socket/key if you can.
Posted 31st May 2012 at 00:18
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I know they are stretch bolts, which is why they give you a tolerance when it comes to replacing them, but they just feel so springy like they want to break sometimes...

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 14:12
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and if they did break you'd take them back, just do it right Thumbs up

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 14:25
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stan_306gti6 wrote:
I find the same problem as you...Yes

Therefore when I do them I generally do 35nm, 70nm and then about 100 degrees max. Yes
All the heads I have done have been fine with this. Smile


What a wimp!

Ive done them to 160 with just a rusty hyper value socket and a spud-u-like spork! Wink
Posted 31st May 2012 at 14:29
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roland rat wrote:
stan_306gti6 wrote:
I find the same problem as you...Yes

Therefore when I do them I generally do 35nm, 70nm and then about 100 degrees max. Yes
All the heads I have done have been fine with this. Smile


What a wimp!

Ive done them to 160 with just a rusty hyper value socket and a spud-u-like spork! Wink


Laugh my ass off @ Ashley!

Maybe I'll have more Weetabix then next time I do one...Thumbs up

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 16:08
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stan_306gti6 wrote:
roland rat wrote:
stan_306gti6 wrote:
I find the same problem as you...Yes

Therefore when I do them I generally do 35nm, 70nm and then about 100 degrees max. Yes
All the heads I have done have been fine with this. Smile


What a wimp!

Ive done them to 160 with just a rusty hyper value socket and a spud-u-like spork! Wink


Laugh my ass off @ Ashley!

Maybe I'll have more Weetabix then next time I do one...Thumbs up

Think you need to Stan! LOL

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 19:20
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To be fair, it's not the case that I can't turn them 160 degrees, it's more that they give the 'feel' that they don't want to turn that far and stay in one piece...

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 21:16
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