ej22 head bolt ?

[dude_4_sale]

im doin the ea2ej swap and i am currently rebuilding the ej. now i am putting the heads back on now. reading through the Haynes manual about the bolt torque and pattern and it got me alittle confused. it says 22 then 51 and then back it out 180 and 180 again??? did i misunderstand or what? then it says to use a angle wrench or something, im alittle confused? i havent slept in two days and wired on energy drinks so it may just be that i cant see straight. so bare with me lol. can someone kinda walk me through and explain the steps..

 

thanx for the help.

[subaru360]

You have it right. It's 22 then 51. The loosen the bolts up. Then it's I think 23 on the inners and 11 on the outers(check those numbers I don't recall exactly) Then turn them 90 degrees once, then 90 degrees again. You don't really need an angle meter. 90 degrees is 1/4 turn. I point the ratchet straight up and turn it 1/4 turn. Follow the sequence to tighten. Start on the inners and work outwards.

[Reveeen]

How do you want it, Subaru or Haynes?

 

Subaru:

1) oil washers and bolts

2) tighten to 22 ft lbs in order

3) increase to 51 ft lbs in order

4) back off 180 degrees

5) back off an additional 180 degrees

(this sets the head gasket)

6) tighten #1 and #2 to 25 ft lbs (Turbo:27.1 ft lbs)

7) tighten the rest in order to 11 ft lbs (turbo:14 ft lbs)

8) tighten all bolts 80-90 degrees in order

(DO NOT TIGHTEN MORE THAN 90 DEGREES)

10) tighten again in order an additional 80-90 degrees

(DO NOT EXCEED 180 DEGREES IN TOTAL for #9 and #10)

 

Bolt order:

 

3 1 6

5 2 4

[dude_4_sale]

thanx it was the re tightening that got me lost.