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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:26 am 
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do you have to re-torque an AU headgaket? someone told me that because it's metal you have to re-torque it after 200kms or something.. :?

I'm sure you guys would have mentioned that to me before if that was true..

 

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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:47 am 
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not after it has been driven

usllay it is torqued down to a specific torque then the bolts are tunred a furth 90 or 45 degrees

 

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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:06 am 
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don not re-torque the head bolts!
they are tty so no re-torque required, the old school stuff needed it.

 

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