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Re: Torque values

To: BlkfxdWG@aol.com
Subject: Re: Torque values
From: James Nazarian <jamesnazarian@netzero.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:19:23 -0700
Cc: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <bf.9388083.2758238d@aol.com>; from BlkfxdWG@aol.com on Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 04:41:33PM -0500
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Thanks for the numbers, as far as I know I have the Buick preassure plate/disk 
and if I recall they use the larger holes, do you have the numbers for each 
hole size?  could you give me both, that way I can check which holes I use and 
I can use the appropriate #s.  Thanks

on Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 04:41:33PM -0500, BlkfxdWG@aol.com profoundly declared:
> In a message dated 11/30/2000 12:35:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> jamesnazarian@netzero.net writes:
> 
> << Can anyone give me torque numbers for the 
>  flywheel to crank bolts
>  preasure plate to flywheel bolts
>  and the belhousing to engine bolts
>  all on a 63 Buick Special 215 with factory 4-sp and bellhousing
>   >>
> James, here's what I used ( in ft/lbs):
> 
> flywheel to crank bolts   50-60
> pressure plate to flywheel bolts  (depends on bolt size - my flywheel had 2 
> different size bolt holes - used the small one)
> the bellhousing to engine bolts   upper housing to block 30-35     lower 
> housing to block & to upper housing 20-25
> 

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James Nazarian
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71 MGBGT (the one that is supposed to be a v8)
01 Impreza 2.5RS

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