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[Deadeye-Detailing]

Doing the inlet manifold gaskets, injectors, breather etc on the cl63 tomorrow and JUTS REMBERD I DIDNT ORDER NEW STRETCH BOLTS what i wally. Guarenteed they dont habe them in stock.

Some people are saying yoy can re use the old ones ?

 

[mioba]

They are called stretch bolts for a reason OP.
Not to be re used.

 

[bembo449]

do not ! cut corners pal , you know very well it will bite you in the hass ! besides id say you can get the bolts from most decent car parts places so you should be able to get them easy enough

 

[EmilysDad]

I've reused stretch bolts before now

 

[mattkh]

I've reused stretch bolts before now

With spring washers ..??

 

[EmilysDad]

With spring washers ..??

no ...

 

[EmilysDad]

Inlet manifolds are not exactly highly stressed parts ..... I'd re-use the bolts. When I did the head gasket on my 24v Senator years back it got new head bolts .... when I refitted the head of EmilysMum's Hyundai Lantra I re-used its head bolts with no ill effects.

 

[chic0821]

I've reused stretch bolts before now

You can re-use lots of things but does not mean its right. Stretch bolts for a good reason. OP, your doing a lot of work there so don't screw it up (no pun intended) by re-using them. If you have to wait a few days, so be it. Try motor factors , but make sure you get the correct items

 

[EmilysDad]

You can re-use lots of things but does not mean its right. ...

I didn't say that it was.

 

[M80]

With spring washers ..??

Did you mean ping washers?

Sorry poor humour.

 

[Doug1234]

Clocks just changed you need summertime washers now

 

[00slk]

Put them in the freezer, that'll shrink them for reuse.......I'll get my coat

 

[Deadeye-Detailing]

I got new ones!

 

[peterws1957]

I got new ones!

Best idea really.

 

[alexanderfoti]

They always have these types of bolts in stock (90% of the time)

 

[Donald McPherson]

I would re-use them. But then I don't even have a torque wrench. Guess I'm old school. Many many years ago I did a head gasket. But going with the previous answers I guess I was lucky.

 

[Deadeye-Detailing]

They always have these types of bolts in stock (90% of the time)

Only one dealer had them in. And they were only a 20 min drive!

 

[alexanderfoti]

Only one dealer had them in. And they were only a 20 min drive!

Need a dealer in a bigger city