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Old 15-Mar-2012, 16:11
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Cylinder head nuts superlight

The lower left nut has come loose on the front cylinder on my mk4.has anyone else had this and is it common?
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Old 15-Mar-2012, 18:25
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The lower left nut has come loose on the front cylinder on my mk4.has anyone else had this and is it common?
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Sounds like you may have broken a cylinder head stud - you need to get it checked!
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Old 16-Mar-2012, 10:22
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Chris might well be on the money here as its not unusual for head studs to snap.

However, I have had one work loose on my own SS and I managed to tighten it up by fabricating a tool to do the job, its still a pain to get the right torque.

I'd of thought the Mk4 would have the uprated studs fitted, I think there's a difference in colour of the stud from my (feeble) memory.

Oddly enough, there's a proper tool for sale to do the job here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260976661597

Good luck - Frank
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thanks .The stud is intact,its the nut that has worked loose.
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thanks .The stud is intact,its the nut that has worked loose.

In that case re-torque the nut and keep an eye on it.
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