Is there any place on the net that I could find a complete listing of torque specs for my 65CP. I plan on doing some assembly this week end and would like to have an easy to look up listing of specs on the back end. I haven't looked in the Assembly manule yet but I suspect that some spec's are in their.

Can I expect to find a complete easy to find listing of all the bolt torque specs? :cheers:

 

I don't know if there is a complete listing in one place in the AIM. The factory service manual has tables in the back which list the torque specs specific to each individual section of the manual (i.e., engine, rear end, suspension, etc.). That is the reference I use.

 

I typed up a complete sheet 10-12 years ago and hung it on my garage wall.

Its all over the AIM and Service Manuals. Ya gotta work at it to get a list or spend time thrashing through the books with dirty fingers to find the diff yoke torque for a BB or the rear spindle nut torque. I kinda like the front wheel bearing torque spec too. The chart in the back of the Service Manual is only the beginning. :nopity


[Modified by magicv8, 12:50 PM 4/17/2003]

 

The Chassis Overhaul Manual is also a good source for torque info, especially for individual components like engines, axles, transmissions, etc. that were supplied as assemblies to St. Louis, thus whose torques don't show up in the Assembly Manual. If you have the Assembly Manual, Chassis Service Manual, and Chassis Overhaul Manual, you've got it all covered. :thumbs:

 

Thanks guys for the reply. I kinda figured I would be hunting all over the books looking here and there. It would be great if there was just a torque list by section listing all bolt torque's..... But I guess that's to much to ask for.

Gotta remember..................It's a Mid Year..... :jester


[Modified by Viet Nam Vett, 7:14 PM 4/17/2003]

 

The specs pages are always easy to find. They are the dirty ones... :lolg:

 

...just call me over the weekend and i'll give you the specs you need if you don't the docs available......OR, you can use the method that my roadster's previous owner used => tighten until the bolt breaks and then back off one quarter turn :skep:

 

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...just call me over the weekend and i'll give you the specs you need if you don't the docs available......OR, you can use the method that my roadster's previous owner used => tighten until the bolt breaks and then back off one quarter turn
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Who's The Doc............?????
Well I found the torque....Y specs in the AIM ...I should be out their wal-ering around on the cold cement floor if you want to stop by for a beer or a hand.. The house looks like the shipping dept at LI Corvette.. Parts all over the dinning room table...rear diff on the kitchen floor T arms in the floor under the dinning room table.empty boxes and packing gack all over the place.....Man..it's good to be single....And it's good to be the king.... :lol:

here's the address 627 Zion Rd..EHT..I'll IM you the phone number :jester

 

Parts all over the dinning room table...rear diff on the kitchen floor T arms in the floor under the dinning room table.empty boxes and packing gack all over the place.....Man..it's good to be single....And it's good to be the king....

Thanks for reminding us enslaved masses what true freedom is like...I had almost forgotten! :crazy: :boxing :banghead:

 

Years ago a friend told me someone on ebay had a sheet they complied with all torque specs on all chevy auto's for, if my memory is not faulty, $650. So after reading your posts and the threads maybe there is an $ opportunity here if there is a profit in it. Let me know.....

 

I'll type in a copy of the sheet on my garage wall for free. I just got home from the FL beach - gimme a few hours tomorrow - I also promised a board member pics of my seat belts.

 

vnv - does this help?
ball joint nut, lower 20 ft lbs
ball joint nut, upper 45 ft lbs
ball joint service bolts 20 ft lbs
brake caliper anchor bolt 75 ft lbs
cam sprocket 20 ft lbs
camber cam, rear strut 65 ft lbs
carrier, fronnt support cross bolts 55+key ft lbs
carrier, fronnt support to cross member 65 ft lbs
clutch housing to engine 30 ft lbs
clutch pressure plate 35 ft lbs
collar bolts 40 ft lbs
connecting rod 50 ft lbs
control arm, lower, front 70 ft lbs
control arm, lower, inner pivot nuts 50 ft lbs
control arm, lower, rear 135 ft lbs
control arm, upper, attach nuts 35 ft lbs
cover, timing chain 80 in lbs
crossmember to frame 25 ft lbs
crossmember to carrier 60 ft lbs
damper (balancer) 85 max ft lbs
distributor clamp 10 ft lbs
flywheel to crank 60 ft lbs
head bolts, sb 65 ft lbs
main bearing caps, sb 80 ft lbs
manifold, exhaust, sb 20 ft lbs
manifold, intake, sb 30 ft lbs
motor mount, front, to chassis 30 ft lbs
motor mount, front, to engine 25 ft lbs
motor mount, rear, to cross member 40 ft lbs
motor mount, rear, to transmission 45 ft lbs
oil filter bypass valve 80 in lbs
oil pan engine, all 80 in lbs
oil pan plug 20 ft lbs
oil pump 65 ft lbs
pitman arm to control valve 120-150 ft lbs
pitman arm to steering box 42-47 ft lbs
rebound bumper to frame 20 ft lbs
shock absorber, front, lower bolt 10 ft lbs
shock absorber, front, upper nut 20 ft lbs
shock absorber, rear, lower nut 35 ft lbs
shock absorber, rear, upper nut 50 ft lbs
spark plug 25 ft lbs
spindle, drive, nut 100+key ft lbs
spindle, drive, to axle drive shaft 75 ft lbs
spring link bolt to torque arm keyhole align
spring retainer bolts, rear 65 ft lbs
stabilizer bar link nuts 10 ft lbs
stabilizer bar to frame 10 ft lbs
stabilizer shaft bracket to arm 120 ft lbs
stabilizer shaft bracket to frame 120 ft lbs
stabilizer shaft link bushings 25 ft lbs
starter special bolts 30-40 ft lbs
steering box cover 25 ft lbs
steering box to frame 30 ft lbs
strut rod bracket to carrier 45 ft lbs
strut rod to spindle support 80+key ft lbs
support, drive spindle, to torque arm 30 ft lbs
torque arm pivot 50+key ft lbs
tramsmission to clutch housing 50 ft lbs
universal joint, driveshaft and sb 15 ft lbs
universal joint,bb axle 25 ft lbs
valve cover 50 in lbs
water outlet 20 ft lbs
water pump 30 ft lbs
wheel stud nuts 60 ft lbs

Paste it into an excel spread sheet
:blueangel:

 

Heh Magicv8,
Thanks for taking the time to type all that out....."Lotsa" work!!! Thankyou.

I will print it out and tape it to the gas tank as I roll around on the cold concrete floor and torque away..... :lol:

Thanks Again.. :flag

 

"cold"?????

...it's in the upper 60's today....time to switch to shorts n tees!!!

 

It never ceases to amaze me how Corvette owners are so willing to share information/expertise and time with fellow Corvette owners - FREE!!! This type of forum is great. magicv8 (Dave) - Thanks for the torque info. Must have spent a ton of time compiling the list. :thumbs:

 

Wow...thanks. I have been working using this info for the last 3hrs. I had a lot of incorrect torqued bolts, some too tight and others that I'm wondering how they stayed on. The big surprise was the exhaust manifold. Some web sites called for 40lbs and you're list says 20lbs. Good thing I didn't strip them.
thanks again....frank in Colorado

 

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"cold"?????
...it's in the upper 60's today....time to switch to shorts n tees!!!

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