hondafreak513
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He should of took one of the cams to home depot, and tried one in it... I would of done it..
B16 cam gear bolts???
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K2e2vin
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Depends on the yeild and tensile strength. I've seen bolts snap that were slightly over torqued(especially brittle material) and other bolts just keep stretching until it ran out of thread or head sheared off(the most extreme I've seen was a 3/4" or 1" bolt that was stretched so badly it was about half the diameter near the middle).
I didn't take it personally. You stated your reason why you believed the OE's were crap or aftermarket were better, and I stated why I believe the OE are actually good and you weren't giving them credit.
One thing to keep in mind about the OE bolt is it uses a very thick washer(maybe about 5mm thick) so the bolt doesn't need to be as long.
You are right, I should have brought one in with me. Unfortunately the HD that is in my town, and I stress town, is not very big and has the most awful selection of bolts. The thing is, I know you guys are really pushing the 10's and the 8's but being completely honest the 10's are to small. Is there a possible way that it may be a 12? I get all messed up because I'm and electrician and wire size the smaller the gauge the larger physical size of the wire. Start thinking about bolts and get all confused, especially hung over lol. To clarify the 8 is smaller than the 10? Like screws a 6-32 is smaller than an 8-32. I'm going out to the garage right now and taking a video, I'll try and post it.
Thanks,
Guy
hondafreak513
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Well its not gonna be a M12 thats the same size as your lug nutz..
I havnt actually found an 8 bolt which I am assuming is way smaller than a #8 screw lol. But I just went and took a video (which my black berry will not let me send) and a few pictures. I went through my random bolt bucket and actually found the correct size that I need unfortunately the bolt is way to long. I am currently uploading the pictures to photobucket, should be able to post them shortly.
hondafreak513
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The bolt that fit does it take a 12mm or 14mm wrench..
I never said the number on the bolt is the size! The other doesn't even say 8 it has a S imprinted on it. The point I'm making is that the 10x30 is the same part number as on the link you sent me, that I picked up from Honda yesterday and is to small. The other bolt is significantly larger as you can see in the pics
hondafreak513
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Yeah I think someone gave you the wrong cams, honda cam bolts should take a 12mm wrench.. None of them take any bigger bolt.. D and B series take the same..
hondafreak513
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Im pretty sure the 10mm bolt takes a 14mm wrench..
K2e2vin
Senior Member
Oops; I should mention the SOHC was M8. The DOHC *should* be M10.
If that larger bolt is indeed one of the starter bolts; it's M10.
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We talked about that on page 3 and I think he has a D series bolt. It should have a key way too. The site says 10X30 for a B16
