I think I just put a mark on the bolts when I did it on a OM602.
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9:25 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's aluminum, under high pressure, and too expensive for me to risk > messing it up. YMMV. > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net > >wrote: > > > Ok, but why? Removing and re-torquing one bolt at a time doesn't seem > > like a recipe for warping the head. There are twenty-two of them! > > -- > > Max Dillon > > Charleston SC > > '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 > > > > OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >NO! - Loosen the bolts in the pattern in the book - then > > >re-torque/stretch > > >them per the book. Do not pull out the bolts one at a time - at the > > >risk of > > >warping the head. > > > > > >On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Max Dillon > > ><meadedil...@bellsouth.net>wrote: > > > > > >> So should I pull one bolt at a time, measure stretch to make sure it > > >is > > >> still within spec, then torque in the three stages without the ten > > >minute > > >> wait before the last 90 degree turn, or do I need to keep the wait? > > >> -- > > >> Max Dillon > > >> Charleston SC > > >> '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > OK Don > 2012 Passat TDI DSG > 1957 C182A > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
