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Old 11-12-2005, 09:56 AM   #40
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Re: Stupid question about intake bolts

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Originally Posted by tmon103
I did this job freelance on my 98 sierra in august and it was not fun,wish I knew about this forum then!
My question is this:would it help at all to re-tourque the intake bolts periodicaly(maybee once a year)to keep even preasure on the mating surfaces or would you be asking for trouble?
Just a thought.
Tmon
If done properly, the bolts should have Loctite on them and be properly torqued.
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