Originally I had a pressure plate problem and ended up replacing the entire clutch assembly. When I put the flywheel back on, I ran the ARP bolts to around 100 pounds and one broke ( amazing )
So I called ARP and explained what had happened. The engineer said that I was fighting the loctite while I was torqueing the bolts. I also was running them to high, 70 pounds was all they needed.
His recommendation was for me to:
1. lude the threads and install the bolts at a lower torque like 60 pounds.
2. Removed each bolt, individually and clean the threads.
3. Apply loctite 272 and immediately install the bolt and torque to 65 to 70 pounds.
4. All of the threads would need to be chased before I started.
So, if you had loctite on your bolts before, it is recommended to chase the threads before starting.
If you are interested, Chris Brown is the engineer at ARP I talked to. But I understand that Chris Lasky is their head trouble shooter. # is 805 - 525 - 1497.
After the flywheel is seated, you might want to do the same for the pressure plate bolts.
Hope this helps.
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