torquing rod caps and main caps

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rob_lervold@yahoo.com's avatar
torquing rod caps and main caps
Rob Clayhill's avatar
Rob Clayhill
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According to the haynes manual, the main caps should be torqued to 12 ft lbs. and the rod caps should be torqued from 10-12 ft lbs. is this a misprint?
dan48p's avatar
dan48p
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last mains i torqued were a lot more than that. sounds like a misprint to me
BK2LIFE's avatar
BK2LIFE
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google mazda torque specs.
prolly 120 lbs on the mains,
the caps sound right, but google the specs
dropped90(justin)'s avatar
dropped90(justin)
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my manual says the mains should be 61 to 65 and the rod caps should be 48 to 50
hope this helps