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Old Mar 19, 2016 | 07:39 AM
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What torque setting should i use on the harmonic balancer centre bolt?

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What torque setting should i use on the harmonic balancer centre bolt?

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The Torsional Damper (harmonic balancer) bolt should be torqued to 85 lb. ft.

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The Torsional Damper (harmonic balancer) bolt should be torqued to 85 lb. ft.
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Hi PB,
Didn't trust the answer to your question I posted when you asked it on the 19th?
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Didn't trust the answer to your question I posted when you asked it on the 19th?
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Opps; sorry I forgot I had already asked.

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Hi Paul,
That's O.K.!
I had to check to see if I'd really answered you or only THOUGHT I had!
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