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Originally Posted by cashflow50
Question: just watched Timmys video one more time and came to the part where he stripped the bolt for the tensioner idler pulley. What’s the chances that happens? Have any of you had that issue?
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Yes, it was stripped before I did the job by someone else. You'll be able to tell when you take the bolt out. If it comes out smoothly then it's good. If it's a fight to get every last thread out, it's been stripped. Do not overtighten it going back in, the reason why it's stripped is because the threads are in the oil pump not the block, and the oil pump is aluminum. If it does strip, use lock-tite on the threads and get it as snug as you can since you won't get the full torque spec. Then pray you'll never have to change it again!
Also it's totally up to you about the crank seal. I didn't want to mess with the crankshaft so I just left it alone. I also don't replace half-moons on the cylinder heads, rear main seals, blah blah blah. I know which seals are most likely to leak and I focus on those. I've seen more leaks from mis-aligned seals that someone tried to "fix" like the camshaft and crankshaft seals than I have from the original ones failing.