rocker arm stud torque
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Rockledge FL
rocker arm stud torque
i needed to replace the guide plates in my 72 BB.
i did some measuring and they had 5/16 diameter guide plates and push rods which i discovered were for small blocks.
my searching has found two torques to reinstall the rocker arm studs when i put it all back together. 45 ft/lbs and 60 ft/lbs.
which one is correct. neither of my manuals give a torque reading for that stud.
thanks
i did some measuring and they had 5/16 diameter guide plates and push rods which i discovered were for small blocks.
my searching has found two torques to reinstall the rocker arm studs when i put it all back together. 45 ft/lbs and 60 ft/lbs.
which one is correct. neither of my manuals give a torque reading for that stud.
thanks
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Le Mans Master
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From: Rockledge FL
maybe so but without a shadow of a doubt the guide plates bolted into my heads have 5/16 holes matched to 5/16 pushrods.
i cant find anything that says that big blocks ever used 5/16 pushrods.
i called summit and they in turn called comp cams
neither one of their tech depts knew of any 5/16 pushrods or guide plates for the big block
(ps those pictures dont show up)
here is a pic of my current guideplates as well as my dial calipers measuring the pushrod slot showing 5/16.
i cant find anything that says that big blocks ever used 5/16 pushrods.
i called summit and they in turn called comp cams
neither one of their tech depts knew of any 5/16 pushrods or guide plates for the big block
(ps those pictures dont show up)
here is a pic of my current guideplates as well as my dial calipers measuring the pushrod slot showing 5/16.
Last edited by baxsom; Sep 11, 2008 at 01:10 PM.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 5,284
Likes: 235
From: Rockledge FL
ok then that explains that then but not why such small guideplates and rods were installed in the first place when everything i have read says that 3/8 or 7/16 were standard in big blocks
did big blocks ever come with 5/16 pushrods.
i cant find anywhere that says it did.
did big blocks ever come with 5/16 pushrods.
i cant find anywhere that says it did.
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