Lowes, Fastener shop or OEM ?
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Best source for oil pump cover screws ?
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OEM. Hardware stores will stock metric. Toyota uses JIS fasteners.
Phhkit.com Torx srcews for sure...
Its like 92 Inch LBS...not foot pounds...I just did mine a few months ago...I used Blue locktight on threads...dont use red locktight
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I just ordered the torx screws from phhkit.com. Thanks
So why not just use Vaseline since it's readily available and cheap?
Remember not all O rings are made of the same material, so different O ring materials, and the fluids they operate in will require different types of O ring lube.
Parker makes 2, O ring lubes for different types of O rings . First is Parker O ring lube, and next is Parker Super O ring lube. The Dow Corning lube that Stevezero talked about above is a silicone based lubricant gel that is similar to Parker Super O-Lube but thicker, and also FDA complainant.
Specs on Parker O ring lube.
General Features:• Heat resistance – up to 82°C (180°F)
• Cold flexibility – Down to -29°C (-20°F)
• All-purpose
• Excellent surface adherence
• Water resistant
Not Recommended for:
• Use with silicone, butyl, or ethylene propylene rubber seals
• Systems with micronic filters
Compatible with:
• Epichlorohydrin
• Fluorocarbon
• Fluorosilicone
• HiFluor
• HNBR
• Neoprene
• Nitrile
• Perfluoroelastomer
• Polyacrylate
• Polysulfide
• Polyurethane
Spec for Parker Super O ring lube.
General Features:
• Heat resistance – up to 204°C (400°F)
• Cold flexibility – Down to -54°C (-65°F)
• High viscosity
• All purpose
• Not easily washed away
• Provides protection to age sensitive polymers
• Inert nature lends itself to wide variety of fluid systems
• Adheres with unusual tenacity
• Highly moisture resistant
• Will not clog 30-micron filters
Compatible with:
• Epichlorohydrin
• Fluorocarbon
• Fluorosilicone
• HiFluor
• Neoprene
• Nitrile
• Perfluoroelastomer
• Polyacrylate
• Polysulfide
• Polyurethane
• Butadiene
• Butyl
• Ethylene Propylene
• Polyisoprene
• SBR (GRS)
• Silicone1
The 2 Links listed below are to a company where you can buy both types of Parker o ring lube for about 13 bucks a tube.
Parker SLUBE 884-2 Super O-Lube O-Ring Lubricant - 2 oz Tube
Parker OLUBE 884-2 O-Lube O-Ring Lubricant - 2 oz Tube
Parker makes 2, O ring lubes for different types of O rings . First is Parker O ring lube, and next is Parker Super O ring lube. The Dow Corning lube that Stevezero talked about above is a silicone based lubricant gel that is similar to Parker Super O-Lube but thicker, and also FDA complainant.
Specs on Parker O ring lube.
General Features:• Heat resistance – up to 82°C (180°F)
• Cold flexibility – Down to -29°C (-20°F)
• All-purpose
• Excellent surface adherence
• Water resistant
Not Recommended for:
• Use with silicone, butyl, or ethylene propylene rubber seals
• Systems with micronic filters
Compatible with:
• Epichlorohydrin
• Fluorocarbon
• Fluorosilicone
• HiFluor
• HNBR
• Neoprene
• Nitrile
• Perfluoroelastomer
• Polyacrylate
• Polysulfide
• Polyurethane
Spec for Parker Super O ring lube.
General Features:
• Heat resistance – up to 204°C (400°F)
• Cold flexibility – Down to -54°C (-65°F)
• High viscosity
• All purpose
• Not easily washed away
• Provides protection to age sensitive polymers
• Inert nature lends itself to wide variety of fluid systems
• Adheres with unusual tenacity
• Highly moisture resistant
• Will not clog 30-micron filters
Compatible with:
• Epichlorohydrin
• Fluorocarbon
• Fluorosilicone
• HiFluor
• Neoprene
• Nitrile
• Perfluoroelastomer
• Polyacrylate
• Polysulfide
• Polyurethane
• Butadiene
• Butyl
• Ethylene Propylene
• Polyisoprene
• SBR (GRS)
• Silicone1
The 2 Links listed below are to a company where you can buy both types of Parker o ring lube for about 13 bucks a tube.
Parker SLUBE 884-2 Super O-Lube O-Ring Lubricant - 2 oz Tube
Parker OLUBE 884-2 O-Lube O-Ring Lubricant - 2 oz Tube
That's why, LOL. Its a bit of a pain to change, so why risk early deterioration due to using something that could eat away thr gasket. plus it's available to anyone in our club who is doing the oil pump cover gasket .
Where did you find this nugget of wisdom? What exactly do you mean by "cam out"?
I ask because this is the first time I've ever heard this, not only here but anywhere. I used to run a heavy duty off highway axle assembly line and later I was the axle designer for the same axles, and I wouldn't let anyone on the line assemble anything without a torque spec. Even when there wasn't a torque spec to check, the assembly process was designed to produce the desired torque, within an acceptable margin of error, and was qualified by lab tests (regularly). This sounds like one of those process procedures, but as I say, not one I'm familiar with.
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Well Brett is out of town so I can’t get his torx screws in time. I decided to buy these pictured.
Stainless 6 X 12 mm 1.0 pitch. $.59 each
Stainless 6 X 12 mm 1.0 pitch. $.59 each
If you do it right you will be able to reuse the factory screws. Mine came out perfect, doesn't mean that will happen for everyone there are always unkowns. I actually slightly striped the middle of one of the new OEM screws I put in. I believe it was because I was using a t handle and it was the furthest driver side screw so the power steering and trans lines made it so the bit wasn't straight.
I don't really see how this was a bit of a pain to tackle... It was very easy, could probably do the whole job in two hrs maybe less. Please show me the data that says Vaseline (a petroleum product just like the oil the pump sees) could cause early deteiriation of the o-ring.
I don't really see how this was a bit of a pain to tackle... It was very easy, could probably do the whole job in two hrs maybe less. Please show me the data that says Vaseline (a petroleum product just like the oil the pump sees) could cause early deteiriation of the o-ring.
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Any use for the regular "O-lube" on our rigs? Or will the "Super O-Lube" take care of the most common seals/o-rings?
Dude, youre making a big deal out of peoples choices. The peace of mind for me was worth the cost of the Dow Oring lube. Again, it is available for anyone in our club to use, so its not a big deal. I did the same thing with the heat shield tape to wrap the wiring harness around the EGR. So far, three other folks have cut off pieces for their vehicles.
For my two 80s, one had two screws that would not budge with heat, PB blaster etc. The 2nd vehicle was so packed full of mud that 4 of the screws had issues coming out. This was using both JIS bits, as well as Milwaukee p3 impact bits.
Be thankful yours all came out easily. Some do, a lot dont. Use whatever you want to use, just dont believe your way is the only way.
For my two 80s, one had two screws that would not budge with heat, PB blaster etc. The 2nd vehicle was so packed full of mud that 4 of the screws had issues coming out. This was using both JIS bits, as well as Milwaukee p3 impact bits.
Be thankful yours all came out easily. Some do, a lot dont. Use whatever you want to use, just dont believe your way is the only way.
I swapped mine with stainless tapered head allen screws from Ace Hardware.
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Were they 6 X 12 mm 1.0 pitch like mine above just allen head?