- 1. RE: Torquing head bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Scarr <martins@efn.org>
- Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 21:37:36 -0700 (PDT)
- Maybe a bit off topic here, but I ran into something that's puzzled me. I helped my son-in-law do head gaskets on his '90 Nissan Maxima with the 3.0 SOHC motor. This is an iron block V6 with aluminum
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- 2. Re: Torquing head bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan120@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 01:14:40 EDT
- It is to prevent the alloy head (or any other head for that matter) from warping due to the uneven clamping force over one bolt/stud hole or another. When a fastener is removed one fastener at a tim
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- 3. Re: Torquing head bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 03:23:32 -0400
- It almost seems like they are trying to "set up" the gasket with a bit of compression, then let it settle, then bring it up to torque. This would probably make sense with a copper gasket but I don't
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- 4. RE: Torquing head bolts (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 08:10:38 -0400
- Martin, the fellow who said it was to "set" the gasket is correct. My general rule is to follow instructions like that in a manufacturers manual to the letter because they know a lot of things we don
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- 5. Re: Torquing head bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
- Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 09:09:20 -0500
- The 'tighten - loosen - tighten is a common practice at original equipment manufacturers as well, with automatic torquing equipment being programmed that way. -- uncle jack TR4 Rallye Replica vintage
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