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[Z06] Rocker Arm failure with a twist

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Old 08-21-2009, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CanadaGrant
Could it be a flaw in the drilling and tapping of the head? It looks like scuffing on the rim of the bolt as if it was bottoming out in the head causing it to separate. In other words, maybe the hole wasn't quite deep enough.

I was thinking the same thing
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Old 08-21-2009, 04:31 PM
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I am trying out for the MOD police. OK here it goes---- It only happened because the car was MODDED...
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Old 08-21-2009, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by novaz06
I was thinking the same thing
Nope, still had some more room. The bolt must have been rubbing on the inside of the hole at some point.

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Old 08-21-2009, 09:06 PM
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Coil bind maybe? I think this is a casting problem with the head. The bolt didn't pull out. The head came apart...
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Old 08-22-2009, 06:38 PM
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It was modded, it broke, buy another, stop complaining.
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Old 08-22-2009, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Pistol Champ
It was modded, it broke, buy another, stop complaining.
Nobody's complaining...
Just looking at solving a problem.
If it wasn't modded, wasn't broke, and nobody cared, none of us would be here...
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Old 08-24-2009, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Pistol Champ
It was modded, it broke, buy another, stop complaining.
That is what happened. I walked in on Sunday, and there was a new head sitting by my desk!

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Old 08-24-2009, 10:59 AM
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The threads on that bolt don't look right. Could it have been cross threaded?
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