pastfast125

Hey.

I was removing my upper track heat intake, and the studs from the lower turned out. Is it ok to red thread lock the studs into the lower to prevent this from happening in the future?

mustangsneverdie

If I used any threadlock on thm bolts it would be the red

mjr46

do not use threadlocker expecially red on 5/16 intake bolts, you retorque them after a few hundred miles and that's that.

pastfast125

ok. Any idea on what to torque em to?

I'm selling the intake and I want to make sure the studs are in the way they should be before I ship it out.

mjr46

lower manifold to head is 19-24 ft lbs I believe

pastfast125

ahhh no you're thinking a different bolt than me.

I'm talking the STUDS that are in the lower intake that the upper intake bolts to. There are 4 studs in the top of the lower intake, the upper intake sits there and 4 nuts go on.

302army187

in that case I would use the thread locker

Portmaster

Why torque them down? the guy who gets it is just going to have to remove the nuts before he installs it. You don't want to thread lock the studs into the lower intake. If you ever have to remove the studs it may very well bring the threads out with it. On aluminum I use antiseize when putting steel bolts/studs into aluminum. The torque will keep them in place. Snug them down a little for shipping and send it on it's way.