Camshaft bolts

[TrixNFlix]

auto data says that the camsaft sproket bolt should be done up to 50nm, but what should the 2 10mm bolts that hold the cam in place be done up to? cheers andy

[Rob@Backyardracing]

Std M6 torq - 10 nm . There is no load on them, its a retaining plate.. 10nm should be fine 12nm at a push...

[TrixNFlix]

thankyou rob, torque wrench is in hand, 10nm is enough then as i have a habit of snapping bolts.:D

[Scoff]

Std M6 torq - 10 nm . There is no load on them, its a retaining plate.. 10nm should be fine 12nm at a push...

absolute tosh, you want 11.5nm, no more, no less :laugh:

[Andrew Cooke]

absolute tosh, you want 11.5nm, no more, no less :laugh:

Do you back them off and re-torque after heat cycling the engine, or are you a bodger:scared:

[TrixNFlix]

Do you back them off and re-torque after heat cycling the engine, or are you a bodger:scared:

defo a bodger :D, But they are not new bolts so should be fine? :ashamed: ah this new world of engine rebuilding, cant tell if your joking :sad2:

[clee]

He's not joking ...he's anal ...

[TrixNFlix]

i feel like im now cheating myself!:crap:, this rebuild better work otherwise Andrew Cooke is gonna quote back to this thread and say i told you so!!:cooter:

[Andrew Cooke]

i feel like im now cheating myself!:crap:, this rebuild better work otherwise Andrew Cooke is gonna quote back to this thread and say i told you so!!:cooter:

don't worry, it'll be fine....

as long as you don't:

- leave washers on the top of the pistons
- leave masking tape in the sump

:sad2:

[TrixNFlix]

don't worry, it'll be fine....

as long as you don't:

- leave washers on the top of the pistons
- leave masking tape in the sump

Check :agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree:: agree::agree:

[TrixNFlix]

Just put on a new chain tensioner on and tried to tighten to 30nm. its was having none of it! just kept spinning then one bolt snapped:(. had another bolt around and put that on and tightened to about 22nm. Any reason why this would happen? and would 22nm be ok?

[TrixNFlix]

Nobody had this problem:cry: Autodata says do up to 30nm. Whats everyone else tightened them up to?

[Scoff]

Nobody had this problem:cry: Autodata says do up to 30nm. Whats everyone else tightened them up to?

Just tight, with a 10mm spanner! that'll do :)

[TrixNFlix]

super:)