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Is it all right to reuse head bolts? #675753 09/05/2010 7:43 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 9 GA L LandonL New Guy
LandonL New Guy L Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 9 GA	I kept them organized when I took them off, and they are still organized. I reconditioned the threads in the block with a tap, and the threads on the bolt with a die & cleaned them off. Is it ok to reuse them if they all go back in their original holes?

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Is it all right to reuse head bolts?	LandonL	09/05/2010 7:43 PM
Re: Is it all right to reuse head bolts?	Tiny	09/05/2010 8:14 PM
Re: Is it all right to reuse head bolts?	3B	09/05/2010 9:06 PM
Re: Is it all right to reuse head bolts?	LandonL	09/05/2010 9:16 PM
Re: Is it all right to reuse head bolts?	Hotrod Lincoln	09/05/2010 8:55 PM

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