R16 rocker arm assembly

[jsatterfield]

Does anyone know of a torque spec for the rocker arm shaft assembly? I can't find one in any of my manuals. Help!!

[S Allen]

I looked and I cannot find it either. When we do find it I need to put it in the engine section under torque settings. There is always something.

Steve

[Marky510]

Jeremy,
Here's a link I found on bolts and torques, very informative.
It's for SAE sizes but with the formula that is given towards the bottom of the page, you could use the decimal equivalent of the metric bolt sizes and assume grade 5 on the rocker bolts.

http://www.zerofast.com/torque.htm

Steve, you could probably put this on the site somewhere as well.

Hope this helps out.

Mark

[itsa68]

In the service manuals for the spl310 & spl311 ( and Clymer R16 chapter) refer to the cylinder block table.
The rocker bracket nuts are listed as being set to 4.15-4.84 kgm (30-35 ft-lbs).
These would be for the 7/16" nut on on SAE head (10mm on metric head).
Both type of threads have roots which are about .050" wide, so torque should also be good for both.

[jsatterfield]

Thanks guys! I really appreciate it! It seems like its taking forever to bring this engine of mine back to life ... at least I know it'll be done right!

[S Allen]

I knew someone would come through. I did not have my Clymers manual at work to look at. Besides it is hard to find things in there anyways. Mark, great link for figuring out what torque to put on a bolt. I will add a link on the main web site. Thanks!

Steve