10v front pulley bolt again

[Cody Forbes]

I've had one come loose and shear the key while driving which resulted  
in 10 bent valves. This was ~500 miles after purchasing the car which  
had ~200 miles since a cylinder head rebuild by "the best Audi shop in  
Nebraska".

-Cody (mobile)

On Apr 28, 2010, at 2:44 PM, "rob" <rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

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>> Guess I shouldn't crow about it , but I did mine up to 250lb/ft  
>> several years and 50K miles ago, with a dollop of blue loctite and  
>> no complaints.
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> I reasoned it was safe enough for an Auto model - difficult to make  
> tooo sudden a change in rpm with an autobox, which I think is what  
> causes strain in this area.
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> Soon be time to go back and do it again.
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