Upper engine bolt mod
- John Brooks
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Upper engine bolt mod
Pulled a friends 62B motor for a clutch change yesterday. The upper bolts were packed with 25 years of oil condensate and grease. They gave me the me the most trouble accessing them from below, I have ever had on over 50 years of these tubs.. After we got the engine out we modified the bolt heads with a roll pin as below so they won't spin. Just a blind hole and a pressed in pin. I know there is several ways to modify the bolts, but this was pretty simple and no welding. A socket will still grip the head but not required any more. If you have a motor out I highly recommend this mod so when you get old you can remove all four nuts from the schrod side.
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- Simple blind hole and pressed in roll pin. holds the bolt
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John Brooks
62 Roadster
66 912
84 Cab
getting pushed around in porsches since 1965
62 Roadster
66 912
84 Cab
getting pushed around in porsches since 1965
- Eric McKinley
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Re: Upper engine bolt mod
Ab Tiederman sold these for many years.
I have them on my engine.
I have them on my engine.
- Dave Wildrick
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Re: Upper engine bolt mod
Not as classy, but wrapping a small stainless steel hose clamp around the flats works just fine, with the adjustment screw head preventing bolt rotation.
Dave Wildrick
Houston, TX
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64C coupe
65C coupe
Houston, TX
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64C coupe
65C coupe
- Wes Bender
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Re: Upper engine bolt mod
Careful Dave......they'll think we're both "shade tree" mechanics. Works though.
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.....