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Originally Posted by djfury05
When using an OEM bolt or the ATI 951499 bolt are you guys using sealant like the factory did?
Been wanting to install my ATI damper and pulley for awhile now but there is no definitive guide out there. EFDHobbies write up is decent but leaves a lot to be desired. I don't want any hang ups when I get going on it.
I bought the piece that locks the flex plate in place after you remove the starter for torquing the new balancer bolt down. Figure that's the safest way IMO.
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I too bought the flex plate lock but didn't use it after all. Worked fine in gear and E-Brake set. Certainly, it would give the most positive lock of the engine but I went the short cut route. Which given the number of days (2 weeks) to do this project, dropping the starter would have been nothing to do.
As for sealant. I initially did not. I had the slightest weep of oil coming out of the key way. So I pulled the bolt back off and used some RTV silicone and dabbed the key way. Bolt went back in, torqued it down and no weep.
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