Thanks Michael, that's what I needed to know. I am replacing the head so
I knew the other settings. My head studs have a 22 on them and Moss
indicates that these can be torqued to 60 although I usually go to 55.
Ron Engelhardt
58 MGA
Santa Rosa, Ca.
Michael Singleton wrote:
> Subject: Rocker arm torque settings
>
>
> I can't seem to locate the torque setting for the four rocker arm nuts
> in either Haynes or the MGA shop manual. I seem to remember it as being
> somewhere around 30 lbs. Anyone know the correct setting? I also seem to
> recall that someone put up a web page with complete torque settings for
> MG engines.
>
>
> 25 lbs-ft for the 5/16" studs (1/2" nuts). The other nut (3/8" stud, 9/16"
> nut) is a cylinder head nut, 45 or 50 lbs-ft, depending on the studs. OEM
> studs have a plain end and are torqued to 45 lbs. Hi strength studs have a
> dimple in the ends of the stud and can be torqued to 50 lbs. Obviously, or
> perhaps not the large nuts should be torqued as a part of the head
> tightening sequence.
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