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Put the clutch and flywheel in today - after I finished I went to throw the box out and found a small sachet of "clutch spline grease" _ guess I didn't use it - is it necessary? nahhh.... she'll be right

Then when I put the WOK cover on one bolt wouldn't screw in - New bolt ran the die down the thread and and the tap in the hole all smooth like but still the bolt won't screw in - it starts then jumps out as though the thread is stripped. Any ideas or just leave the bolt out - it's the one immediately above the starter motor - I've got one of those too, I think it's the same one - I've left it out for now, one day I'll drill it out & tap to 3/8, or put in a helicoil, you could put some of that metal putty stuff on the thread and shove it in, mightn't do anything tho

Author:	Wombat [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:51 pm ]
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Put the clutch and flywheel in today - after I finished I went to throw the box out and found a small sachet of "clutch spline grease" _ guess I didn't use it - is it necessary? Then when I put the WOK cover on one bolt wouldn't screw in - New bolt ran the die down the thread and and the tap in the hole all smooth like but still the bolt won't screw in - it starts then jumps out as though the thread is stripped. Any ideas or just leave the bolt out - it's the one immediately above the starter motor

Author:	simon k [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:07 pm ]
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Wombat wrote: Put the clutch and flywheel in today - after I finished I went to throw the box out and found a small sachet of "clutch spline grease" _ guess I didn't use it - is it necessary? nahhh.... she'll be right Then when I put the WOK cover on one bolt wouldn't screw in - New bolt ran the die down the thread and and the tap in the hole all smooth like but still the bolt won't screw in - it starts then jumps out as though the thread is stripped. Any ideas or just leave the bolt out - it's the one immediately above the starter motor - I've got one of those too, I think it's the same one - I've left it out for now, one day I'll drill it out & tap to 3/8, or put in a helicoil, you could put some of that metal putty stuff on the thread and shove it in, mightn't do anything tho but I'm not clever...

Author:	david rosenthal [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:32 pm ]
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5/16" UNC thread. the ones into the eng block are 5/16" UNF

Author:	Tombo [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:04 pm ]
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Just colse your eyes and imagine its there. I usually leave out the bolt at the back by the subframe tower cos its a pig to deal with in car

Author:	frednutz&co [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:07 am ]
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that one is called the bastard bolt

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Author:	My_Mini_Rocks [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:36 am ]
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I have another name for that bolt... The 'C' bolt.... But yeah, you can either shorten it a bit, or leave it out.

Author:	gafmo [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:40 am ]
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yep I also leave the one down the back out also...rite sod to get out when you have to take the wok off while in Situ. take that one out and swap it around it mite just be the bolt thread. Two bolts want make a huge differance

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