Subject: Re: [TR] slightly higher sitting nut?

From: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:13:17 -0500

No worries.  As long as all four are equally tight/torqued you’re OK.  Quite possibly that stud is longer or just not threaded as far into the head. 
Bill

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On Sep 24, 2018, at 7:38 PM, Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]> wrote:

It doesn't really bother me, but I've noticed something odd about my engine;  Of course there are four 9/16" nuts holding the rocker arm to the head.  Initially all 4 nuts were tight, however, nut #4 (rear nut) was two or three threads higher on it's stud.  It's okay that it's higher, right?  In time, I intend on finding the torque value for all four nuts.  Is this listed in the workshop manual?

Thanks, Paul Dorsey
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From: Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:39:45 -0400

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Thanks!What do you think the torque value might be?
Thanks, Paul

On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 10:13 PM [email-masked] <[email-masked]> wrote:

> No worries.  As long as all four are equally tight/torqued you=E2=80=99re=
 OK.
> Quite possibly that stud is longer or just not threaded as far into the
> head.
> Bill
>
> It doesn't really bother me, but I've noticed something odd about my
> engine;  Of course there are four 9/16" nuts holding the rocker arm to th=
e
> head.  Initially all 4 nuts were tight, however, nut #4 (rear nut) was tw=
o
> or three threads higher on it's stud.  It's okay that it's higher, right?
> In time, I intend on finding the torque value for all four nuts.  Is this
> listed in the workshop manual?
>
> Thanks, Paul Dorsey
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<div>Thanks!What do you think the torque value might be?</div><div>Thanks, =
Paul</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Sep =
24, 2018 at 10:13 PM <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</=
a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">No worries.=C2=A0 As long as all fo=
ur are equally tight/torqued you=E2=80=99re OK.=C2=A0 Quite possibly that s=
tud is longer or just not threaded as far into the head. <br>
Bill<br>
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On Sep 24, 2018, at 7:38 PM, Paul Dorsey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dorpaul1@gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
It doesn&#39;t really bother me, but I&#39;ve noticed something odd about m=
y engine;=C2=A0 Of course there are four 9/16&quot; nuts holding the rocker=
 arm to the head.=C2=A0 Initially all 4 nuts were tight, however, nut #4 (r=
ear nut) was two or three threads higher on it&#39;s stud.=C2=A0 It&#39;s o=
kay that it&#39;s higher, right?=C2=A0 In time, I intend on finding the tor=
que value for all four nuts.=C2=A0 Is this listed in the workshop manual?<b=
r>
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From: "Randall" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:07:01 -0400

> Thanks!What do you think the torque value might be?

The workshop manual calls for 25 ft-lb.

-- Randall

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From: Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:11:23 -0400

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 Thanks

> The workshop manual calls for 25 ft-lb.

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<div>=C2=A0Thanks=C2=A0</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 12:07 PM Randall &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tr3=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex">&gt; Thanks!What do you think the torque value might be?<=
br>
<br>
The workshop manual calls for 25 ft-lb.<br>
<br>
-- Randall=C2=A0 <br>
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From: Geo Hahn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:51:42 -0700

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>> ...there are four 9/16" nuts holding the rocker arm to the head.
>> Initially all 4 nuts were tight, however, nut #4 (rear nut) was two or
>> three threads higher on it's stud.  It's okay that it's higher, right?  In
>> time, I intend on finding the torque value for all four nuts.  Is this
The Haynes manual says 25' lbs.

Geo

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
ue, Sep 25, 2018 at 6:39 AM, Paul Dorsey <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Thanks!What do you think t=
he torque value might be?</div></blockquote><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><div><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Sep 24, 2018, at 7:38 PM, Paul Dorsey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dorpaul1@gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>...there are four 9/16&quot; nuts holding the rocker arm to the head.=
=C2=A0 Initially all 4 nuts were tight, however, nut #4 (rear nut) was two =
or three threads higher on it&#39;s stud.=C2=A0 It&#39;s okay that it&#39;s=
 higher, right?=C2=A0 In time, I intend on finding the torque value for all=
 four nuts.=C2=A0 Is this listed in the workshop manual?</blockquote></div>=
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The Haynes manual says 2=
5&#39; lbs.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div></div></div>

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