Re: Come on ... BE HONEST...what do you properly TORQUE... ?
[Re: dOc !]
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02/19/21 11:19 PM
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Guitar Jones
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Pretty much just cam sprockets, bearing caps and head bolts. But with over 45 years as an auto mechanic I have a pretty good feel for things.
"Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind"
'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost conversion. 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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Re: Come on ... BE HONEST...what do you properly TORQUE... ?
[Re: Stanton]
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02/20/21 10:51 AM
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I torque everything that has a specification. I find that even after decades I tend to over tighten smaller fasteners (< 3/8" or so) and under tighten larger fasteners (> 3/8" or so). I've gone to grade 8 on any 1/4" bolt as I pop the stock fasteners like candy. Intake gasket end rails on a BB as one example. The only notable exception is the oil pan. That I use gasket compression to know when to stop.
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Re: Come on ... BE HONEST...what do you properly TORQUE... ?
[Re: 5thAve]
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02/20/21 12:57 PM
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Head bolts, rod bolts, main caps, rockers shaft bolts, etc. Don't think I've ever torqued intake bolts, oil pan bolts or anything on the front of the motor for that matter. I'm anal about the tightening sequence though.
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Re: Come on ... BE HONEST...what do you properly TORQUE... ?
[Re: moparjim79]
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Guitar Jones
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Incremental is the way it should be done and the way I like to do it, but let 's face it, unless this is a high performance car it probably isn't going to matter. There is a difference between a race engine and a stock daily driver. For instance, for a driver just torquing rod bolts is fine, for a race engine, the bolt stretch method should be mandatory.
"Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind"
'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost conversion. 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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Re: Come on ... BE HONEST...what do you properly TORQUE... ?
[Re: dOc !]
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02/20/21 03:47 PM
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Since the OP wasn't engine-specific, don't forget lug nuts.
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Re: Come on ... BE HONEST...what do you properly TORQUE... ?
[Re: 6PakBee]
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02/20/21 04:35 PM
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Hemi_Joel
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I torque everything that has a specification. I find that even after decades I tend to over tighten smaller fasteners (< 3/8" or so) and under tighten larger fasteners (> 3/8" or so). I've gone to grade 8 on any 1/4" bolt as I pop the stock fasteners like candy. Intake gasket end rails on a BB as one example. The only notable exception is the oil pan. That I use gasket compression to know when to stop. About the same here plus I use a torque wrench on the air cleaner wing nut, hose clamps, and trim screws.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: Come on ... BE HONEST...what do you properly TORQUE... ?
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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I torque everything that has a specification. I find that even after decades I tend to over tighten smaller fasteners (< 3/8" or so) and under tighten larger fasteners (> 3/8" or so). I've gone to grade 8 on any 1/4" bolt as I pop the stock fasteners like candy. Intake gasket end rails on a BB as one example. The only notable exception is the oil pan. That I use gasket compression to know when to stop. About the same here plus I use a torque wrench on the air cleaner wing nut, hose clamps, and trim screws. Just like the vehicle assembly plants - they use DC nut runners on everything. And the manufacturing plants use them too along with “multiples”.
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Re: Come on ... BE HONEST...what do you properly TORQUE... ?
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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02/20/21 09:27 PM
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moparjim79
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[/quote] About the same here plus I use a torque wrench on the air cleaner wing nut, hose clamps, and trim screws. [/quote] That was awesome
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