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Oi, now look sunshine, don't blame me if the thing strips, I make a suggestion, use it entirely at your own risk, take other advice from metallurgists, physicists, your religious leaders, but don't come whining if it suddenly goes bang and you split your knuckles, bang your head and electrocute yourself on an exposed conductor. I have my own problems, and this isn't going to be another of them :)

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Oi, now look sunshine, don't blame me if the thing strips, I make a suggestion, use it entirely at your own risk, take other advice form metallurgists, physicists, your religious leaders, but don't come whining if it suddenly goes bang and you split your knuckles, bang your head and electrocute yourself on an exposed conductor. I have my own problems, and this isn't going to be another of them :)

 

You have such a way with words Chris - this brightened up my day :)

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Oi, now look sunshine, don't blame me if the thing strips, I make a suggestion, use it entirely at your own risk, take other advice form metallurgists, physicists, your religious leaders, but don't come whining if it suddenly goes bang and you split your knuckles, bang your head and electrocute yourself on an exposed conductor. I have my own problems, and this isn't going to be another of them :)

 

Lmao

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Oi, now look sunshine, don't blame me if the thing strips, I make a suggestion, use it entirely at your own risk, take other advice from metallurgists, physicists, your religious leaders, but don't come whining if it suddenly goes bang and you split your knuckles, bang your head and electrocute yourself on an exposed conductor. I have my own problems, and this isn't going to be another of them :)

 

relax, when I have absolutely no knowledge about threads and their strength, I am of course have to ask people that are having the knowledge to this, I should not be the only one who has been in such a similar situatuon ......

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relax, when I have absolutely no knowledge about threads and their strength, I am of course have to ask people that are having the knowledge to this, I should not be the only one who has been in such a similar situatuon ......

 

No, but I think you're the only person I know who openly admits it and then attempts it anyway. No amount of knowledge from anyone given over the internet / trumpet will automatically give you the skill required to catch that thread before it's too late.

 

Since you've gone to the extent of getting it machined out - I think it would be foolish to not get someone experienced enough to torque the thing up.

 

By experienced, I mean doesn't need to ask on a forum regarding torque figures on half shafted threads.

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No, but I think you're the only person I know who openly admits it and then attempts it anyway. No amount of knowledge from anyone given over the internet / trumpet will automatically give you the skill required to catch that thread before it's too late.

 

Since you've gone to the extent of getting it machined out - I think it would be foolish to not get someone experienced enough to torque the thing up.

 

By experienced, I mean doesn't need to ask on a forum regarding torque figures on half shafted threads.

 

 

 

We all have our opinion, and we should all be allowed too without this kind off tone, but it could be I was fortunate that there were some who had been in a similar situation, and could tell what they have gained from the experience and what they have could tighten them too maxium, and still have the same security as some that had not been broken a bolt .. I can hardly believe all switches to a new crank, because one broken bolt ..

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Good point, Google shows some people quoting 36 ft lbs plus 90 degrees. My factory manual shows 36 ft lbs, period. See attachment.

 

Correct is 49Nm / 36ft.lbs + 90 degrees:

 

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32139684/fwbolts.PNG

 

 

If you are worried about it stripping, I'd just put red loctite and torque it something in between, the other bolts will keep the flywheel in place fine.

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The bolts are mainly in shear loading, not tension loading. Basically they are there mainly to stop the crank and flywheel turning independently, not to hold the front face of the flywheel to the back face of the crank flange, although obviously is that is a part of their function :)

 

As such their torque isn't quite as critical as a rod bolt, or head bolt, that's mainly in tension, rather than shear. So you are fortunate in that regard, I think it'll be fine!

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The bolts are mainly in shear loading, not tension loading. Basically they are there mainly to stop the crank and flywheel turning independently, not to hold the front face of the flywheel to the back face of the crank flange, although obviously is that is a part of their function :)

 

As such their torque isn't quite as critical as a rod bolt, or head bolt, that's mainly in tension, rather than shear. So you are fortunate in that regard, I think it'll be fine!

 

I have to disagree with you there, Chris. I've never come across a crank nose, cam nose, flywheel or any other torque transmitting joint that relied on shear loading of the bolt. If it is a face to face joint then its always torque transmitted through the friction between the two faces which is a function of the clamp load. I've done several cranks from scratch and the flywheel palm has always been designed to transmit the instantaneous torque from the crank torsionals that are present between the more or less constantly rotating flywheel and the torsionally vibrating crankshaft.

 

Drive on a face, a taper or a spline. Never a bolt or a key :)

 

That's how it is in OEM-world, anyways. God knows what you racing types get away with :)

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I have to disagree with you there, Chris. I've never come across a crank nose, cam nose, flywheel or any other torque transmitting joint that relied on shear loading of the bolt. If it is a face to face joint then its always torque transmitted through the friction between the two faces which is a function of the clamp load. I've done several cranks from scratch and the flywheel palm has always been designed to transmit the instantaneous torque from the crank torsionals that are present between the more or less constantly rotating flywheel and the torsionally vibrating crankshaft.

 

Drive on a face, a taper or a spline. Never a bolt or a key :)

 

 

That's how it is in OEM-world, anyways. God knows what you racing types get away with :)

 

and what you are saying is ??? to According to mit problem :D can i do i safe or not ??? it my sound stupid, but i not sure about it is to my problem, or just a answer to chris :D

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I have to disagree with you there, Chris. I've never come across a crank nose, cam nose, flywheel or any other torque transmitting joint that relied on shear loading of the bolt. If it is a face to face joint then its always torque transmitted through the friction between the two faces which is a function of the clamp load. I've done several cranks from scratch and the flywheel palm has always been designed to transmit the instantaneous torque from the crank torsionals that are present between the more or less constantly rotating flywheel and the torsionally vibrating crankshaft.

 

Drive on a face, a taper or a spline. Never a bolt or a key :)

 

That's how it is in OEM-world, anyways. God knows what you racing types get away with :)

 

 

What I was meaning is that the flywheel is rotational, not reciprocal, so doesn't subject the bolts and threads to the same tension changes seen by rod bolts, or head / main bolts. If the clamping force on the flywheel bolts slacken to no longer allow full friction face drive, the loads become mainly shear, but of course that's a failure in the immediate offing.

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What I was meaning is that the flywheel is rotational, not reciprocal, so doesn't subject the bolts and threads to the same tension changes seen by rod bolts, or head / main bolts.

 

Yes, I get you :)

 

I just ran this through my bolt calculator. Assuming the flywheel bolt is M10x1.5 grade 10.9 and the crank is forged steel with a UTS around 900MPa then the bolt can be tightened to full torque (which is 50Nm, slightly more than 36lb-ft) with only 7.1mm of thread, so with 15mm everything should be fine.

 

The crank is steel, isn't it??

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Yes, I get you :)

 

I just ran this through my bolt calculator. Assuming the flywheel bolt is M10x1.5 grade 10.9 and the crank is forged steel with a UTS around 900MPa then the bolt can be tightened to full torque (which is 50Nm, slightly more than 36lb-ft) with only 7.1mm of thread, so with 15mm everything should be fine.

 

 

 

The crank is steel, isn't it??

 

 

The stock crank is steel, yes, not cast iron.

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It is new stock bolts, i havent messure the total thread length, only that i am missing about 5 to 7mm off thread at the front off the crankshaft. It is a stock crankshaft.

 

 

This has absolutely nothing to do with you, just get on with nailing the damned thing together ;)

 

And take no notice of Digsy, his firm make plastic cars that need rebuilding before they've done 500 miles... If they actually manage that much! ;)

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damm i have tried to put the bolt in the broken hole, with that result, that the thread was to short, so the bolt couldent be torque at all, i have talked to the machine shop, and they

 

mentioned this possibility, they would weld the hole, and make a new hole the same place as stock, and make some new thread to the stock bolts.. someone knows to this method

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damm i have tried to put the bolt in the broken hole, with that result, that the thread was to short, so the bolt couldent be torque at all, i have talked to the machine shop, and they

 

mentioned this possibility, they would weld the hole, and make a new hole the same place as stock, and make some new thread to the stock bolts.. someone knows to this method

 

You need to go to a fastners company what bolt you need.

Like Dixons Hall.

 

 

You can't just weld up something like a crankshaft, and certainly not with it still in the engine :) Can you get a longer bolt? Would need to be shallow headed, or you could use a cap head if you check there's clearance for the clutch plate. Ideally you should take the crank out and replace it.

 

Agreed.. every very difficult

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