after refitting my oil pump today, I tightened up the case fixings above and below that I had slackened off to aid getting the pump out. the bottom fixing is a bolt straight through both halfs of the case - is this right or should it have been a stud at one point in its life? the top bolt (just below pulley) , when I started tightening I found I couldnt get it to torque up to 14lbft the stud was not spinning, so I'm guessing it is starting to pull the insert out? .....so what should I do? ....of course I decided to put the pulley tin ware and pulley back on ......but now its stating to play on my mind ....what are my options (dont want to strip the engine and split the case to put a new insert in......and thinking there might not be enough 'meat' to get a new insert in?) any advice appreciated
It'll be alright. If it's not I don't think it would leak much. Can you drill through and nut/bolt it?
cheers mate, thats a relief I cant move it with my fingers so its reasonably tight.....just not up to the right torque ........but I'm happy to leave it well alone and live with a little oil leak ......after all the cleaning and gasket changes I've done
