Reusing flywheel bolts?

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Freelander1banger

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As per title, had new one ordered up sellers only just dispatched them... I want the flywheel off my old engine to to on the new engine to go in over the weekend, is it really that big of a no no to reuse them with a bit of loctite?
 
It wasn’t a case of being tight (for once) I just couldn’t get any, but I found a place 30 mins away that had 1 set in stock, so went and picked them up. Glad I did as it was very obvious how the ones in their had deformed, they were new about 8 months ago so maybe genuine would of looked better.

either way I didn’t realise you couldn’t reuse a spigot bush and had to order one of them so engine isn’t going in after all lol
 
The TD5 flywheel bolts are supposed to be stretched when they're installed, which is why new ones are recommended. A bit like the head bolts. So no wonder they'd deformed - they're meant to. As regards the bush, I suppose a new one is a good idea, but they don't wear out that quickly. I did a gearbox swap on mine in January 2021, and as the bush and dual mass flywheel had only done about 30 or 40 thousand miles I left them in for another round. I did however replace the clutch friction plate and clutch cover plate. Everything's still OK around a year and a half later, so it must have been OK.
 
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The TD5 flywheel bolts are supposed to be stretched when they're installed, which is why new ones are recommended. A bit like the head bolts. So no wonder they'd deformed - they're meant to. As regards the bush, I suppose a new one is a good idea, but they don't wear out that quickly. I did a gearbox swap on mine in January 2021, and as the bush and dual mass flywheel had only done about 30 or 40 thousand miles I left them in for another round. I did however replace the clutch friction plate and clutch cover plate. Everything's still OK around a year and a half later, so it must have been OK.
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I read they stretched but didn’t realise it was by that noticeable amount, I’ve not really noticed it before when removing stretch bolts.

the bush was in the old engine so would of had to remove to put in the new one, from what I saw they don’t come out without damage so just left it and waited
 
Freelander1banger said:
I read they stretched but didn’t realise it was by that noticeable amount, I’ve not really noticed it before when removing stretch bolts.

the bush was in the old engine so would of had to remove to put in the new one, from what I saw they don’t come out without damage so just left it and waited
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I've spent a while trying to get those bushes out using 'sensible' measures, like filling the hole with grease and hammering one of the cylinders from my clutch alignment tool in to try and force it out with the hydraulic pressure, but it doesn't work, so I've ended up breaking them with a chisel and getting them out in pieces, whilst trying not to damage the sides of the hole.
My current one looked to be pretty much factory fresh when I changed my gearbox so I left it in for another round. They should easily last as long as the clutch, if not longer.
 
If the bolts look stretched, that will be the last guy doing them up with to many uggas, so they are knackered.

As a general rule I have always reused flywheel bolts with zero issues, but then they have not been overtightened, well until I got to them!
 
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