- Location
- Houston, Tx
I’m in the middle of a tupy swap on my 01 xj. Head is a rebuilt from Windy City cylinder heads
Finally got the head on and torqued down today, then started installing the pushrods and rockers
Had an issue with one of the bolts for the rockers. Followed the fsm procedure of alternating back and forth to avoid bending the bridge, and one went from righty tighty to righty loosey
Pulled it back apart and a bunch of threads came out with the bolt. Didn’t appear or feel like it had cross threaded.
Reached out to Windy City and they said:
Sorry you have an issue. I’m not sure why, we do retap all the bolt holes.
The only thing I can suggest would be to install a helicoil in that hole.
Anyone here has a similar issue? How did you resolve it. I really don’t want to pull the head again if I don’t have to.
Finally got the head on and torqued down today, then started installing the pushrods and rockers
Had an issue with one of the bolts for the rockers. Followed the fsm procedure of alternating back and forth to avoid bending the bridge, and one went from righty tighty to righty loosey
Pulled it back apart and a bunch of threads came out with the bolt. Didn’t appear or feel like it had cross threaded.
Reached out to Windy City and they said:
Sorry you have an issue. I’m not sure why, we do retap all the bolt holes.
The only thing I can suggest would be to install a helicoil in that hole.
Anyone here has a similar issue? How did you resolve it. I really don’t want to pull the head again if I don’t have to.