[Jay Little buffalo]

Ok so i put the new seal in and working on putting the water pump and cap nut on put the thrust washer then the pump then then copper washer then the nut the nut is not tightening up what gives here. any ideas guys.

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

The cap nut wont come off now WTF is going on

 

[bandit]

Ok so i put the new seal in and working on putting the water pump and cap nut on put the thrust washer then the pump then then copper washer then the nut the nut is not tightening up what gives here. any ideas guys.

jay,you do know its teeth tight,that nut....with a dab of locktight...yes...how far did you torque it down

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

i never got it tight it just keeps spinning never applyed anytorque to it. the book said 8ft lbs but i have not got that far it wont tighten just spinns but now the cap wont come off neither

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

I understand stand those cap nuts strip quick but hell i did not apply any force to it just spun it on with a 1/4 inch ratchet to try to snug up never got that far just spins if i ever get it off i suppose i could put the lock tight on did not show in the instructions

 

[bandit]

I understand stand those cap nuts strip quick but hell i did not apply any force to it just spun it on with a 1/4 inch ratchet to try to snug up never got that far just spins if i ever get it off i suppose i could put the lock tight on did not show in the instructions

jay,just recheck you havnt got 2 thrst washers there,are you 100 % sure the old one came off.

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

Ok so am i screwed i tried to pull and twist with vise grips and nothing wont come off all this friggin work for this WTF i am pissed

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

I only put i thrust washer on if i remember correctly the other one came off with the pump and i threw it out as i bought a new one

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

The nut cap wont even come off now what the hell

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

The nut cap wont even come off now what the hell

ok i am seriously stressed out now i cannot believe this is happening not sure why this is so

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

That cam shaft is steel the cap is cheap inferior metal how to get this cap off is the question it seems like the cap is stripped

 

[Zegwin]

I think the best option for you would be to cut the nut off carefully not to damage the cam shaft. That way you could possibly get a new nut as long as the camshaft threads are not stripped. but I think it is the nuts threads that got stripped.

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

zegwin thats what it seems like i can get another cap nut but shit now i will have to get the dremel and perform a friggin frankinstien surgury

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

Well this should be an interesting task to say the least i will wait a bit to see if there is any ideas

 

[bandit]

I think the best option for you would be to cut the nut off carefully not to damage the cam shaft. That way you could possibly get a new nut as long as the camshaft threads are not stripped. but I think it is the nuts threads that got stripped.

agree,but check my above post as well when the nut comes off.

now jay,you will have to slow dowm.hurt that nut in lots of ways,but,,look after your shaft

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

Bandit i put the .45 back in the house the motor is safe now.

 

[bandit]

Bandit i put the .45 back in the house the motor is safe now.

lol,i had a .22 live shot,but not a sunflower.

slowely slowly jay

 

[bandit]

jay,just cut into the nut,weaken its will to survive,keep cutting,wear it down...peel it away..then asses

 

[Jay Little buffalo]

Are these standard 10 mm cap nuts I can get anywhere

 

[Shep]

Be very careful.If you damage the Cam shaft thread it could mean a new cam-shaft and that's a big job.You should be able to get a decent m6 thread dome nut from a decent bolt/fastener suppliers.