Crank Pulley Torque Spec?

[Strakes]

About to do a timing belt, cam/crank seals, oil pump reseal, new tensioner, new pulleys...the works. It's a 1993 Legacy Wagon 2.2 Liter normally aspirated engine. I did a search and came up with a general consensus that the Haynes Manual I have has an incorrect torque spec for the main crank pulley. However, in my search, some say 100,110,120 or 140 ft/lbs and use loctite.

 

I will be using loctite, but what's the torque spec on this bolt? Also, are there any other incorrect torque specs in the Haynes manual while I'm doing this timing belt that I should be aware of?

 

Thanks!

[ericem]

I torqued mine to 140FT-LBS with blue locktite, and has not come loose. Subaru told me to torque it to 140ft-lb's and they torqued it for me, because i didnt know if it was a good idea, but i watched the guy, and it worked.

[svxpert]

when using hand tools, crank it as tight as you can. its not going to strip, have you ever seen the threads on them bolts! i personally don't use locktite.

[porcupine73]

The manual spec for a '96 2.2L is 79.6 +7.2 -3.6 ft*lbs(f). Obviously you don't want the bolt to come loose because then bad things happen.

 

I went about 140ft*lbs(f) on my '00 2.5L with the blue loctite (thanks to ericem's suggestion that's why I did it), but it has a higher spec torque anyway (130.2+/-3.6 ft-lb) and a pretightening sequence procedure.