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nfenwick · 09-09-2004, 03:12 PM

From what I understand Toyota does not advise reusing the head bolts. According to what I was told by Toyota the their bolts stretch when they are torqued down and should not be reused. Again this was what I was told by the Toyota Tech that did my head gasket recall work.

09-09-2004, 03:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
nfenwick Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 91	From what I understand Toyota does not advise reusing the head bolts. According to what I was told by Toyota the their bolts stretch when they are torqued down and should not be reused. Again this was what I was told by the Toyota Tech that did my head gasket recall work.