Re: cylinder studs: torque or length?

[Tpcutter@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 4/3/06 2:08:43 PM Eastern  Standard Time, marc@xxxxxxxxx 
writes:
And this has nothing to do with the  original question which was about
how tight the *studs* should be.  Is  there a spec on stud torque?>>

I will not even touch Ben's bait on  torque versus angle. 

Installing the studs in the block should be done by  length, not torque, as 
the torque on the studs is established after the cylinder  and head are 
installed, and the nuts are tightened to the specified base torque,  then tightened 
180: per BMW specs. 

Tom Cutter
Yardley,  PA
http://www.RubberChickenRacingGarage.com  

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