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RE: Rocker Assembly Torque?

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, Robert.Long@CSDInc.com, jtyler29@idt.net
Subject: RE: Rocker Assembly Torque?
From: walter@omni.sps.mot.com (Thomas Walter)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 15:41:14 CDT
Jim,

Thanks. I slipped on that one as it has been ages since I have had
a 1600 (uh, 8 years). I was thinking it was an 8mm stud, but
10mm makes more sense.

Cheers,

Tom



>From: Jim Tyler <jtyler29@idt.net>
>
>Nah, they are 10mm (late) or 3/8 (early).  25-30  ft-lbs is about right.
>I use 25-27 for the aluminum heads.
>Never seen any issue with these numbers unless YOU screw up and overtorque
>them and pull out the threads in the aluminum....far too commonly done!
>
>Jim Tyler (I'm baaack...)
>
>----------
>From:  Thomas Walter[SMTP:walter@omni.sps.mot.com]
  >
>>It doesn't mention the torque for the 4 nuts that hold 
>>the Rocker Assembly to the head.  Can someone fill me in?
>
>If I remember they are about 5/16" bolts (or 8mm on metric heads).
>14 to 18 ft-lbs would be about the torque.
>

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