Originally Posted by
onehundred80
For general purposes there are standards for steel bolts in aluminum alloy, you could look for the same size bolt in the block for instance and read what is recommended for it. I think there is a chart in the Servuce Manual that gives the recommend settings. Failing that a search should find the appropriate chart on the web.
Thank you Dave. After not seeing it in the SC / CAC remove & replace section, the first thing I thought of was to ask the pros here. I didn't realize that we have a torque spec. chart in the introduction portion 8. All you have to learn is how to read it. After a little study I see that the snout bolt is an 8mm dia. flange bolt, 1.25 pitch, and stamped with NF/8.8.(I believe means Class 8.8?) Our chart shows Class 8 or Class 9, so either 24 ft.lbs. for class 8, or 27 ft.lbs. for class 9. Since I'm using blue threadlock, and
24 ft.lbs. seems like plenty; that's what I'm looking at. Does all that sound right to you Dave? NF means; National Fine (thread).