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steve wardle
 Post subject: Rocker cradle
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:39 pm 
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Replacing my lifters, just after the torque setting for the cradle that holds the rockers down,
I think it's 22NM, is this correct?
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SWC
 Post subject: Re: Rocker cradle
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:16 pm 
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25nm
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Falcon96XR6
 Post subject: Re: Rocker cradle
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:32 pm 
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Ford specify 25nm.. But there have been cases where they have stripped out when done up to 25nm..

 

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TROYMAN
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:36 am 
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I usually only do them to 18nm as I have also had some strip out at 25nm, usually happens on heads that have had multiple cam changes..lol
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cjh
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:03 pm 
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Yeah, I do them to 20nm....25 seems a little like it wants to pull the threads out of the head.

 

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