explict

Steeda called me this morning and asked if the blower spun freely right now. I said yes I tried spinning it myself. They say the only thing they could think of as a cause is the blower stop spinning, bolts not being loctited or not being torqued. I actually bought a new torque wrench when I took on this project so that I don't miss a thing. And where there is instruction, I read and obey

He said afterward he will discuss with the engineers about the failure. I hope this doesn't take long.

white_lightning

I hope they get you up and running quickly. Alberta summers are short enough as is, without having this downtime waiting for replacement parts.

explict

Can someone who has the belt drive do me a favor and go see if there are markings on their pulley bolts? Also if there are markings on the bolts attaching the machined piece that goes around the snout and the snout clamp piece. The Steeda guy told me all the bolts are 12.9, but 12.9 is not written on any of my bolts. I just though of this..

shanec

Ask them which one of those things makes the bolts rust.

moosestang

What are the torque specs in the steeda instructions for the pulley bolts? Whipples spec is 17 ft lbs.

moosestang

I would also email whipple, I've never heard their opinion of the steeda kit.

explict

12ftlbs. With red loctite.

moosestang

Maybe not enough torque killed them. The bolts would be taking a lot of abuse at start up and when you hammer it, if they weren't tight enough.

Have you gotten it up and running?

BruceH

My Whipple instructions spec 125 inch pounds. That's a little over 10 ft. lbs.

moosestang

That is odd. There were no torque specs in my instructions, probably because the pulley was all ready on. I emailed them and asked.