Re: 1938 Super 8 1605 - adventures with a newbie

Posted by Packard Don On 2019/12/11 15:37:12

Dave's (Owen_Dyneto) advice is spot-on as always. As a point of reference, however, you can often find torque specifications in the third-party manuals such an Motors or Chiltons which were printed years later but if you go that route be sure that you get one that covers your specific year. I once damaged some rod bolts on my 1940 110 by following the torque specs for 1946 six which were a larger bolt so could handle a higher torque. On my smaller bolts, that same torque was right at their fatigue point where they stretched! Had I noted the bolt size which they also showed in the manual, I would have known better even though I was a teenager then.