<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">One of the great mysteries of the 100 Michael!!!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have an A70 handbook which specifies 62.5 lb ft for the head studs ... same part number as those of the 100 but mentions nothing on the main caps. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I tighten them to 75 lb ft because it "seems" about right and have not encountered any issues... <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Please let me know if you find a published number.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 9:15 AM, Michael Oritt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">I am about to replace the connecting rod and center main bearings on my 100 and do not understand the following statement in the Service Manual: </span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">"Main Bearing Stud Nuts/Connecting rod big end nuts.....................<wbr>Castellated-tighten to Nr. Slot."</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">The rod and main cap nuts are not castellated and even if they were shouldn't there be a torque value given?</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div>
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