Be careful, a 1/2" drive torque wrench can get you into a lot of trouble with such low torque values, beside it not even very accurate at the low in the range, in short put the torque wrench up. I know its a one job but would like the torque's for reference. Recommend a sealant I could use on the gasket, bolts? Yet on page 7-62, in the water pump "Installation" procedure, it says to torque the water pump bolts to 40 ft-lbs. Just get them tight. How can you put 17 to 18 ft lbs on 10 mm small bolts.... Since pump is in place with gasket and sealer could i just use 7mm tap without taking everything appart? 0 without removing the timing cover or any drilling because the tap drill size for M7 - 1. It would be better if they would have just left that line blank. I think a Haynes errata in the FAQ would be a good idea. In reply to # 3142887 by GTgeezer I was looking for the recommended torque for the 5/16 bolts that hold the water pump on my 68 GT. Also, I bought new bolts from OPG.
Does anybody have the torque specs for all the water pump bolts? Unveiling of the Neue Klasse. Mine says for you to get your own manual! BMW 02 series are like the original Volkswagen Beetles in one way (besides both being German classic cars)—throughout their long production, they all essentially look alike—at least to the uninitiated: small, boxy, rear-wheel drive, two-door sedan. Yeah 15 to 22 is fine. "If it jams, force it. But, I wondered if the hole is deep enough to use a self tapping screw? 08-30-2021 08:54 AM. Factory spec, 12-17 Ft/Lb.. 2011 MVPA PIONEER AWARD - MVPA #1064. Sir Winston Churchill. I chickened out and stopped at 20.
I cant find torque specs for this water pump - does 20 sound right? I have never used a torque wrench for anything except bearing caps, head bolts, crankshaft pulley nuts/bolts, and axle nuts. Actually I would pull the timing cover and replace it or helicoil it, but suit yourself. On page 7-15, which is a page of specs, it shows the water pump bolt torque to be 17 ft-lbs. If there is a torque setting stated for a fastener on an earlier engine and not stated for the later is because the same applies. I checked the fit, gasket, hole pattern, etc and put it on. As I'm putting on the pulley, it clunks against the pump casting. All that is mentioned is using loctite- NO torque value.. I saw there are 2 values, one for the chrome bumpers (25 ft-lbs) and rubber bumpers (17 ft-lbs). I admit it, I have never used a torque wrench on the water pump bolts, just 'hand tight'. Never had a leak cant be right can it? Read the Forum Help (FAQ) or contact the webmaster. That seems mighty light to me.
Home of Project "INCARN8'. And you can put a dab of RTV on the end of the threads on longer bolts that go thru to coolant or oil galleries. The pulley bolts should be quite a bit tighter than the water pump bolts. No leaks in my first heat up cycle after installation. 1941 - 1945, MB, GPW Technical questions and discussions, regarding anything related to the WWII jeep. I also consulted this document before renewing my waterpump this spring, but handtightened them strongly by feel in the end (feel for the jerkyness to come up and stop)... PS In my case, the 5/16 bolts on my Gold Seal engine were -to my great surprise- replaced by slightly thicker metric ones in the refurbishing process.
Car and Driver called it "the best $2500 sedan anywhere. " Old, New, that didn't fit the car, I did end up selling my 'wrong' pump on the BST forum. I ordered a pump for the 18V, late 70's engine, even though it's in a 68 GT.
Joined: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:46 am. Considering all the trouble I went through to get to the pump It would kill me to under torque it and have it leak. Guess what they are going to do it themselves, as I stand over them, and observe them, as they will retain it better that way. Any RTV sealant will work, just a light coat on the both sides of the gasket, it won't leak if surfaces are clean. Not picking on you, so please don't take this way. The mating surfaces were carefully cleaned and the gasket was new and flat when installation. I prefer to rely on torques from original JEEP Factory Service Manuals. "The water was not fit to drink.
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The bolts are small and I've developed a healthy appreciation for stripped threads. PS Never had a torque wrench on all my other, earlier cars, motorbike etc., nor felt the need to buy it then. In these type of case the pump ends up fitting the car rather than the engine. BTW Haynes says 17 to 18. You mentioned, both Haynes and fsm says 17 to 18 ft lbs iffchezze wrote:Mine says for you to get your own manual! Then BMW 1600-2 came to America's shores, tripling US sales to 4564 the following year, boosted by favorable articles in the Buff Books.
Another pump is on the way. The bolts are different sizes but the larger ones are almost 5/16" and 7 ft/lbs sounds to light.