the3rsss Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I have a 99 obw. 2.5 dohc. Haynes manual just lists " cam bearing cap screws 70 - 90 in lbs. ?? Really Haynes? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankosolder2 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Well, it is INCH pounds, not FT-lbs. So that is something like 7.5 ft-lbs. Are you suggesting that the torque is too high or too low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the3rsss Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Well, just seemed low. Plus...the end caps are a diff size.I was thinking maybe 15 lbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the3rsss Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Small block Chevy mentality I guess. Let's torque the hell out of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Yep - I do 80 - shoot the middle of the range. For the end caps I beleive it's higher - like 120 inch lbs. They don't need to be crazy tight and these are only 6mm bolts. GDw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the3rsss Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 I just found a thread on this site titled " cam bearing cap torque sequence" in the thread is what looks like a fsm showing inner larger bolts at 14 ft lb and outer cap bolts at 7.5 ft lb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 ^ yes that's what my FSM says for a 97 OBW since I searched on google last night I did not find much info on socket size but it seems to be 8 and 6mm bolts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 The 96 has different torque for the end caps than the 97-99 one does so lets not confuse the matter there. The end caps are a lower torque than the center ones without the thrust control surface/groove. The haynes will get you in trouble its pretty awful about having the torque specs correct as it doesnt know the differences in years many of the times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I would never go by what haynes says but then again the Subaru manual had a mistake too. but they quickly fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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