May 14, 200916 yr Came with all the gaskets and plus some... I dont know how to put the valve stem gaskets on so I guess ill skip those? I just want to know everything To do before and after putting the gaskets on and to use a good sealent to make the gasket between the cam case and the head. I also need new head bolts?
May 14, 200916 yr Valve stem seals are about the easiest part of the job. If you don't have a valve spring compressor, rent one. Get the big c-clamp style one since you'll have the heads off. Compress the spring, pull out the retainers, SLOWLY release the spring, pull off the old seal, slide on the new one, and put the spring and retainers back on. The procedure is given in a bit more detail in your manual.
May 14, 200916 yr Author OK I will try and rent one of those, I was also wondering if it's necessary to get new head bolts too?
May 14, 200916 yr OK I will try and rent one of those, I was also wondering if it's necessary to get new head bolts too? supposedly the washers are one use only, but its not a huge deal to re use them
May 14, 200916 yr Author Alright thanks I might just use the old bolts then, That's the only thing holding me up from putting the engine back together :] Thanks a lot.
May 15, 200916 yr OK I will try and rent one of those, I was also wondering if it's necessary to get new head bolts too? EA82 headbolts are NOT the "torque to yield" variety. They are reusable.
May 15, 200916 yr What about the EA71 head studs? All Subaru bolts/studs are reusable. Even the torque to yeild variety are rarely replaced in practice. In fact most of the techs just torque them to a ft/lbs value rather than following the manual procedure for the EJ's. For anything prior to the EJ's the studs/bolts are not called out for replacement unless they are damaged. GD
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