Con Rod Nuts

[911 tweaks]

they call it , "ONE STOP SHOPPING" to me... Wayne has created such by starting with answers to the how do I fix xyz... a live internet forum... and parts!!! how much easier could he make it!!
Now Wayne, you promised me that trans repair ~book... are you working with Grady on it??
That publication will wrap it all up for me and I will be hooked here @ Pelican for the rest of my life !!
Thx Wayne for everything !!!
Bob

[88911coupe]

Don't get me wrong....I willingly drank the Pelican Kool Aid and don't regret it one bit!

[ajwans]

Henry & John, here is the response I got from ARP regarding ordering bolts sans nuts
and nut sizing:

That is a good number, it just has too many dashes in it. The actual
number is AR363-2. Also, your customer said that we provide SAE nuts
with these kits... That is not the case with this kit. The kit comes
with M10 nuts to fit the M10 threads on the bolt. If he is referring to
the socket size, he is also mistaken. The socket size is M12. Just in
case your customer changes his mind about the kits, the kit number is
204-6003. We do not recommend after market nuts with our rod bolts.

Kammy

Any comment?

andy

[Henry Schmidt]

My comment is " he is probably correct".
The parts number is probably AR363-2. not AR-363-2
The rod nuts might be 12mm. We don't use them so I can't answer that with any confidence.
As for "We do not recommend after market nuts with our rod bolts. I would guess that they don't recommend other peoples products.
That is the nature of sales.

[ajwans]

Just one more thing Henry, is there a special tool required for the
12 point flanged 928 nuts or will any 12 point socket fit correctly?

andy

[Henry Schmidt]

Standard 14 mm 12 point socket.

[iamchappy]

Henry do you think i should replace my rod nuts, the engine was started and warmed up to temp a handful of times. The car was never driven, never broken in, so the engine never saw any load. The engine was completely disassembled because of oil leaks and after finding some metal in the sump screen he wanted to make sure all was still well . The builder is replacing the rings, and bearings but says the rod bolts were still within limits, should i invest in another set of the 928 nuts, do they also stretch or fatigue when torqued.

I hope someday i will get to drive this thing, it's going on 3 years now, the engine has been in the shop since Feb this time, i am pushing them to get it together this month. The car looks great.

I visited the shop this morning, no one was home but peeking in the windows i saw the heads were on and looks like all that is left are the tensoners.

[Henry Schmidt]

Hi Chappy
I am sorry to hear that your project is dragging on. If there is anything I can do to facilitate a more rapid completion, it would be my pleasure.
Sometimes you just get so close and the end just slips away.
If you are using ARP bolts with my nuts, reusing them multiple times is not an issue.
Good luck.

[iamchappy]

Thanks Henry.