Rick Morrison wrote:
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> Does anybody out there have the fastener torque specifications for the
> Rover V-8 engine?
>From Haynes manusal for Rover 3500 1976-1979 (SD1)
Ft-lbs
Cylinder Head Bolts Long and Medium 65-70
Cylinder Head Short Bolts 40-50
Main Bearing Caps (one to four) 55
Rear Main bearing cap 70
Big-end bearing cap bolts 35
Rocker shaft bolts 30
Flywheel bolts 60
Bellhousing to cylinder block bolts 21
Bellhousing cover plate bolts 21
Bellhousing to gearbox casing bolts
and set screws 59
Oil cover bolts 9
Oil pressure relief valve cap 30
Timing cover bolts 20
Crankshaft pulley 140-160
Distributor drive gear to camshaft 40-45
Inlet manifold bolts 30
Exhaust manifold bolts 16
Starter Motor mounting bolts 35
Power steering pump mounting bolts 20-25
Water pump to timing cover 20
Water outlet elbow to inlet manifold 20
Water outlet pipe to inlet manifold 20
Fan blade retaining nuts and bolts 9
Automatic transmission flex plate 50-60
Torque converter housing to engine:
10 mm diamter 20-30
12 mm diameter 30-50
Flexplate to torque converter 25-30
Clutch pressure plate 20
Slave cylinder 25
Release arm pivot post 37
Spark plugs 12
Distributor clamp plate bolt 14
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