Torque spec needed!
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From: Bella Vista Ca
Torque spec needed!
I'm changing out my rear and torque converter and cannot find the torque spec for the allen head bolt that clamps the drive shaft in place at rear of the engine. 
It is picture 7&8 of this link
http://www.corvettefever.com/howto/18978/index.html
Thanks for the help,
Mike
It is picture 7&8 of this linkhttp://www.corvettefever.com/howto/18978/index.html
Thanks for the help,
Mike
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
Took some diggin' in the manual. 
After you have the driveline together, you need to go through this alignment procedure. The clamp bolt should be finger-tight with pretty much everything else installed and torqued. Then:
Important
The following steps MUST be performed in order to provide proper alignment of the propeller shaft hub, the propeller input shaft and the propeller input shaft front bearing.
1) Start and run the engine at idle until normal operating temperatures are reached. (Idle or drive for at least 10 minutes.)
2) Turn off the engine and allow the powertrain to cool to ROOM temperature.
3) Raise the vehicle.
4) Tighten the propeller shaft hub clamp bolt (1 in the fig. below) to 125 N·m (93 lb ft).
5) Install the engine flywheel housing access plug.
6) Flush the transmission oil cooler. Refer to Automatic Transmission Oil Cooler Flushing and Flow Test in Automatic Transmission - 4L60-E.
7) Lower the vehicle.
After you have the driveline together, you need to go through this alignment procedure. The clamp bolt should be finger-tight with pretty much everything else installed and torqued. Then:
Important
The following steps MUST be performed in order to provide proper alignment of the propeller shaft hub, the propeller input shaft and the propeller input shaft front bearing.
1) Start and run the engine at idle until normal operating temperatures are reached. (Idle or drive for at least 10 minutes.)
2) Turn off the engine and allow the powertrain to cool to ROOM temperature.
3) Raise the vehicle.
4) Tighten the propeller shaft hub clamp bolt (1 in the fig. below) to 125 N·m (93 lb ft).
5) Install the engine flywheel housing access plug.
6) Flush the transmission oil cooler. Refer to Automatic Transmission Oil Cooler Flushing and Flow Test in Automatic Transmission - 4L60-E.
7) Lower the vehicle.
Thread Starter
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From: Bella Vista Ca
Thanks for the help! I'm a little concered as to leaving it finger tight and running the engine...The shaft spins, I would hate to have the bolt fly off!
With a little luck I'll be on the road with my new T/C and 3.42 tomorrow!
Mike
With a little luck I'll be on the road with my new T/C and 3.42 tomorrow!
Mike
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
Originally Posted by Mike04
Thanks for the help! I'm a little concered as to leaving it finger tight and running the engine...The shaft spins, I would hate to have the bolt fly off!
With a little luck I'll be on the road with my new T/C and 3.42 tomorrow!
Mike
With a little luck I'll be on the road with my new T/C and 3.42 tomorrow!
Mike
