And they are easy to strip. AMHIK. So believe the torque spec. Steve Columbia MO
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 4:19 PM, D <[email protected]> wrote: > You are correct. The 15-16 range sounds about right if memory serves > (actually the range is 16-18 ). But certainly no where near 155 ft lb. > > Don > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Kevin Redden" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:46 PM > To: "Jon Kligerman" <[email protected]> > Cc: "alfa-digest" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [alfa] Cam Cap Torque > > > http://www.centerlinealfa.com/tips/images/torque_chart.pdf >> >> Kevin >> >> On 3/14/11 Mar 14 4:35 PM, Jon Kligerman wrote: >> >>> Aflisti: >>> >>> I have the one of the cams off of my 1982 Spider off and in reading my >>> service >>> manual, the torque tightening specificaion reads: >>> "20-22 newton-meters or 155-163 ft. lbs." I assume there is a decimal >>> point >>> missing, 155-163 ft. lbs of torque on one of those bearing cap seems like >>> over-kill and them some, but I wanted to conform that the tightening >>> spec. is >>> more like 15-16 ft. lbs which would be the ft. lb equivalent of 20-22 >>> newton >>> meters. From my perspective 15-16 ft. lbs seems a little light. Can >>> someone >>> confirm the torque specification on the camshaft bearing cap bolts of a >>> two >>> liter Spider engine. >>> >>> Thanks very much! >>> >>> Jon Kligerman >>> 1982 Spider Veloce >>> -- >>> to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi >>> or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] >>> >> -- >> to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi >> or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] >> > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
