What are you suppoesd to torque ARP rod bolts to?

 

For the 234-6301 rod bolts

using the ARP Moly lube,

Torque to 40lbs
loosen
Torque to 40lbs
loosen
Torque to 40lbs third and final time

 

sorry for reposting to an old thread..i just ordered my arp rod bolts, do they come with the moly lube.. i know my head bolts did not, can i just use 30w oil?

 

anyone??

 

You can, but the torque specs change because of the different lubricating properties of the 30 weight. Go spend $7 and get the right stuff from ARP.

 

The spec. on arp rod bolts, is to stretch the bolts .0045" - .005" with molly lube.
You will need a stretch guage to check this.

 

My ARP rod bolts came with the moly lube.

 

mine didnt come with lube either and the instructions told me 45lbs 3 times???

 

Different torque specs for moly lube vs engine oil.

 

Get a rod bolt stretch gauge and know it's done right. The last motor I put together I went through and checked stretch versus torque readings and they varied by almost 7 ft/lbs.

 

I am putting a 5.3 in a S10 while the motor is still on the stand should I be swapping out my rod bolts for ARP's and if so how much of a nightmare is it to do with the motor still assembled?

 

Hmmm I'm pretty sure I went 55ft-lbs three times on each bolt when I did the bearings/bolts in my bottom end. I'm pretty sure that was with their moly lube.

I'll have to go back and think it over for sure, but I *thought* that's what I did.

I bought the non-waveloc bolts, it was like the $70 kit instead of the $80 or $90 kit.