Re: Flywheel and pressure plate

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2019/10/26 15:45:23

Hi John, The machine shop that rebuilt my engine also resurfaced and replaced the flywheel, so don't know what torque specs they followed. They did, however, replace the 6 bolts for the pressure plate with grade 8, WITH lock washers and when I tightened up the pressure plate, I just slowly cranked them down in a diametrically opposed pattern, until they were 'out of movement', that is, as tight as I could get them by hand with a combination wrench. They're of a size that I think if you really cranked on them, you could twist them off, so it was possible to get them 'universally tight by feel' and not damage them. I know this isn't very 'technical' but I guess its somewhat like wheel bolts - they have a torque spec and lots of garages nowadays use that number and actually torque the lug nuts, but lots of guys still use the 'grunt and a half' spec and it has worked for a lot of years!! LOL Someone will probably chime in here with the correct specs and scold me, but just telling you what I did. Chris