Two easy questions (timing belt, cam, pump)

[ChrisRL]

Hi all
Doing an inner cam cover and a water pump switch while renewing belts, pulleys etc. on a 1984 944/1, everything stock.

Two questions:

1) The cam timing gear is held to the camshaft by a bolt. Does this bolt have a reverse thread? (i.e. righty tighty, or lefty tighty?)

2) Somewhere during reassembly of the water pump, timing and balance belt systems, I've heard mention of a part that might need Loctite. Which part might that be?

Thanks!
Cheers
Chris

[Volhv]

Cam bolt is "righty tighty".... but you only need to remove it, if you are changing the seal behind there. Honestly, since it spins at 1/2 the speed of the crank, it should have worn less than say, the balance shaft seals, those guys spin at twice the crank's speed, so effectively they have 4x the cycles the cam seal would have.

[John_AZ]

1. Standard --bolt.
Bennington Motorsports

2. WP bolts should use Loctite 270 . Torque 8Nm

BUT-- Read the note at the bottom of the page in Clarks-Garage
Water Pump Information and Replacement

GL

J_AZ

[ChrisRL]

Thank you gents!
CRL

[Slam]

You know, I've always kinda thought using any sort of thread-locker on those baby bolts would result in pain and suffering. They're already prone to seizing as it is. I use copper antiseize and have never broken one and never had a leak in over 15 years of doing that job.

Am I looney or lucky?

Oh, almost forgot: always use a new cam sprocket bolt (speaking of bolts that like to seize...).

[kdjones2000]

Balance shafts spin at TWICE the speed of the crankshaft, not half...

[ChrisRL]

Done deal.
Many thanks to all!
Cheers
Chris