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Re: Reuse Torx head bolts/torque values? (archive)
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Posted by Steve Haygood on April 09, 2000 at 20:44:20:

In Reply to: Reuse Torx head bolts/torque values? posted by Mike on April 09, 2000 at 20:26:28:

Never reuse torx head bolts,at 20-23.00 they are cheap enough. Go by the specs, 22ft lbs the torque angle in 2 steps

: Aloha guys!

: Am almost ready to bolt up a rebuilt head on a recently acquired '90 325i. A Porsche mechanic friend said I could reuse the existing torx head bolts and just torque up everything to 55 ft.lbs. following the torque sequence.

: My Bentley manual doesn't mention anything about reusing old bolts, but did describe "angle-torquing" the head bolts. Anyone have any experience with this?

: TIA for your answers.

: Mike
: '87 325is
: '90 325i



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