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Komatsu head bolts

unclejim

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New to this site and looking for information on my Komatsu engine rebuild. The dozer is a 1997 D31P-16 with a 4D105-3 engine. I need to know if the headbolts are torque to yield (one time use only) or if I can reuse the old ones. The shop manual doesn't address this issue. Thanks
 

dozer12216

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If not discussed in manual, my gut feeling is reuseable. Lay thread across each other and look for strech.
 

John C.

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All the Komatsu engines I have worked on were torque/turn. There was always a measurement in a service manual that would indicate re-use or replace. The engines of that time period that I worked on were 4D95 engines which were actual Komatsu engines. Yours sounds like the Cummins clone. Perhaps you can check with a Cummins dealer to check that and use their service manual. The Cummins gasket kits had a tool that measured go/no go on the bolts.
 

DK88

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John c x2
Even the komatsu gasket kits come with one iirc
 
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