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Scott McLellan »
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Mon May 24, 2004 12:24 pm
Did you replace the crankshaft to flywheel bolts? This may sound crazy but I did the exact same thing as you, fidanza and Spec stage 1 and while I was torquing the 2nd bolt out of the six down it snapped in half like it was made out of glass. This was like at 30 lb/ft. I used a screw extractor and got the old one out, luckily. I called Nissan of Des Moines and the guy there said he could get them for me($46 for six) and that a guy a few months before had to order them just like me so I know it wasn't just me. Anyway, if one of those bolts broke as they are supposed to be replaced if they have been torqued more than twice or are more than 2 years old, then you have a loose bolt in there causing a grinding noise. Just a crazy idea. Hopefully it's not this!