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Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains #342140 06/09/09 12:34 PM 06/09/09 12:34 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 589 Waynesboro, PA C cuda_tim OP mopar
cuda_tim OP mopar C Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 589 Waynesboro, PA	Guys! I just pulled my 340 in order to replace the rear seal. And the question came up, should I inspect and/or re-torque all of the mains (or just the rear main)? Or "if it ain't broke", "don't fix it"... Anyone? Thanks! Tim... "Robots building robots.... now that's just stupid!" - Will Smith in the movie "I, Robot". '71 Demon (340/727)/'69 Charger (383/727)/'65 Barracuda (273-2V/904)/'66 Coronet (340/727)/'86 Dodge Aries (2.5L)/'78 Dodge Aspen (318-2V/904)

Re: Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains [Re: cuda_tim] #342141 06/09/09 01:44 PM 06/09/09 01:44 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,813 Arlington, Texas B bobby66 master
bobby66 master B Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,813 Arlington, Texas	Might as well check rods and mains while your standing there lookin' at them.

Re: Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains [Re: cuda_tim] #342142 06/09/09 03:02 PM 06/09/09 03:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	With the eng being out yes pull the caps & eyeball the bearings. A basic visual inspection uncovers alot of problems(or in this case will let you sleep better at night knowing that everything is fine) live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains [Re: RapidRobert] #342143 06/09/09 07:50 PM 06/09/09 07:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,735 North Dakota 6PakBee I Live Here
6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,735 North Dakota	Fresh motor? High mileage? Noisy? If the rear main seal leak is your only problem, fix it and go. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains [Re: 6PakBee] #342144 06/12/09 11:20 AM 06/12/09 11:20 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 589 Waynesboro, PA C cuda_tim OP mopar
cuda_tim OP mopar C Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 589 Waynesboro, PA	Quote: Fresh motor? High mileage? Noisy? If the rear main seal leak is your only problem, fix it and go. Somewhat fresh motor, hardly used, probably 1000 or so miles, pulled only to replace the seal. I haven't done anything, as yet. Still contemplating... Thanks! "Robots building robots.... now that's just stupid!" - Will Smith in the movie "I, Robot". '71 Demon (340/727)/'69 Charger (383/727)/'65 Barracuda (273-2V/904)/'66 Coronet (340/727)/'86 Dodge Aries (2.5L)/'78 Dodge Aspen (318-2V/904)

Re: Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains [Re: cuda_tim] #342145 06/12/09 11:57 AM 06/12/09 11:57 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,675 Columbia, CT M moper I Live Here
moper I Live Here M Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,675 Columbia, CT	If there was a problem due to torque you would have seen it already. I'm a big fan of not disturbing things that dont need it so I'd just leave well enough alone and fix the seal. Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.

Re: Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains [Re: moper] #342146 06/12/09 01:06 PM 06/12/09 01:06 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA S StealthWedge67 master
StealthWedge67 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA	Quote: If there was a problem due to torque you would have seen it already. I'm a big fan of not disturbing things that dont need it so I'd just leave well enough alone and fix the seal. I'll fall into this line of thinking as well. Especially if its and older motor. LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120

Re: Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains [Re: StealthWedge67] #342147 06/12/09 02:56 PM 06/12/09 02:56 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 711 Montana P Posest super stock
Posest super stock P Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 711 Montana	I agree, leave well enough alone. No sense in opening up a fresh bearing. Why would a fresh engine have a bad rear main if I may ask?

Re: Rule of Thumb-> Re-torque Mains [Re: Posest] #342148 06/16/09 02:18 PM 06/16/09 02:18 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 589 Waynesboro, PA C cuda_tim OP mopar
cuda_tim OP mopar C Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 589 Waynesboro, PA	Quote: I agree, leave well enough alone. No sense in opening up a fresh bearing. Why would a fresh engine have a bad rear main if I may ask? Great question! I had a leak in the rear of the engine and I "ASSUMED" that the rear seal was installed backwards. But... it wasn't, so... 1) Either the oil pan gasket wasn't installed with enough precision (read as RTV?) OR 2) (This is my favorite)... Apparently, the rear main in the 340, has to have some RTV applied to it, and there didn't appear to be any applied. Tim... "Robots building robots.... now that's just stupid!" - Will Smith in the movie "I, Robot". '71 Demon (340/727)/'69 Charger (383/727)/'65 Barracuda (273-2V/904)/'66 Coronet (340/727)/'86 Dodge Aries (2.5L)/'78 Dodge Aspen (318-2V/904)

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