So I am getting ready to finish the front shaft and bolt and wanted to make sure I am doing this right. I dropped the oil pellet and spring into the front shaft as shown in the pictures. Tightened the bolt down (not to 180 ft/lbs yet!) and then removed the bolt. The oil pellet stayed stuck down in the shaft - NOT like in the picture. Don't know if it was caught on the internal threads or what. Came out OK and I haven't been able to duplicate it again. Am I installing it correctly? Should I chamfer the edges a little so it wont catch on the threads? And if it stays down that far in the shaft later will it be a problem?



One other quick one. Red loctite on the bolt threads? A lot or just a drop or two?



Thanks again,



Jeff



This one shows how I put it in -

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This one is how it sits in the shaft -

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looks right, it only goes together one way

 

do not torque it down to 180ft.

 

Thank you for the replies. What amount of torque do you recommend and why? How much loctite do i apply to the bolt? One bead along the length of the threads?

jeff

 

No loctite, just a thin smear of silicone on the washer where it meets the front pulley/hub.



I torque to 40-50lb and never have a problem. This is on early style engines. I understand the FD style engines require a higher torque due to the pull-style clutch.