acidspitstormchild
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Hey guys just looking for input on these specs I found online.
What are 904 reinstall torque specs?
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Download your cars Factory Service Manual. You may have to settle for Plymouth vs Dodge or a year prior or after.
Also some torque specs are in the text of the procedure, rather than in the end of the chapter
Download your cars Factory Service Manual. You may have to settle for Plymouth vs Dodge or a year prior or after.
Also some torque specs are in the text of the procedure, rather than in the end of the chapter
Torque smorque. Tighen them up.
JDMopar
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20 ft lbs on flex plate to torque converter bolts? 
I have a dedicated box end wrench specifically for those bolts. When I get them as tight as I can pull em.....I whack the wrench with a hammer!! Hearing bolts buzzing against the dust cover don't cut it.
I have a dedicated box end wrench specifically for those bolts. When I get them as tight as I can pull em.....I whack the wrench with a hammer!! Hearing bolts buzzing against the dust cover don't cut it.
Vaanth
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I also have a dedicated box end wrench for the torque converter to flex plate bolts and use a similar tightening approach. Works well for removing too. I ground one side flat to remove the bevel to fit better for the thin headed bolts. 6-point would fit tighter, but the 12-point is more flexible to reach tight spots, especially laying under the car. The wrench brand is cool too.
For the original query, the listed torque values can be checked against the factory service manuals, as mentioned,, most are not that critical in those spots, although the flex plate bolt tightness is important. The value for the driveshaft (yoke to u-joint clamp bolts?) is much too high, but it looks like you questioned it yourself. It's more like 170 inch-pounds.
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I had to download and blow up your photo to discover it was a............Challenger. Those were the cheaper brand of Proto, and I used to have quite a few. My Dad worked at NAPA when I grew up, and one Christmas, and the next my birthday, They got me a set of combo wrenches and a nice 3/8 socket set, with both deep and shallow sockets.
I never saw any reason that the Challenger were substantially weaker than Proto, at least for most of us shade tree guys. Mine have been some lost or lifted over the years --I lost some at the part time hobby shop job at NAS Miramar-- but I still have a few of them.
I never was a "matched tool" guy, my junk was ALWAYS mixed and matched, and I guess I've had a few of any brand made. I still have just a few of my Dad's old Plomb tools--which were the forerunner of Proto
I never saw any reason that the Challenger were substantially weaker than Proto, at least for most of us shade tree guys. Mine have been some lost or lifted over the years --I lost some at the part time hobby shop job at NAS Miramar-- but I still have a few of them.
I never was a "matched tool" guy, my junk was ALWAYS mixed and matched, and I guess I've had a few of any brand made. I still have just a few of my Dad's old Plomb tools--which were the forerunner of Proto
I remember as a teenager I traded in some S&H green stamps my mom collected from the local grocery store for a set of the Challenger/Proto wrenches ! Still have some of them.
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acidspitstormchild
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factory service manual says 270 inch pounds which is 22.5 ft pounds.20 ft lbs on flex plate to torque converter bolts?
I have a dedicated box end wrench specifically for those bolts. When I get them as tight as I can pull em.....I whack the wrench with a hammer!! Hearing bolts buzzing against the dust cover don't cut it.
acidspitstormchild
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ive heard the service manual can have some misleading specs so i just wanted to check here. i get the picture though. just get it tight. sorry for all the stupid questions!
I would trust the FSM over anyone on here or FB (sorry guys!) If it says 200 ft lbs on a 5/16-20 thread then question it. ALSO there are machinist hand books that have general torque specs for all sizes of fasteners. always a good source of reality checking
acidspitstormchild
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Hey thank you that’s helpful. I will look into that
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