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Old 11-03-2007, 08:17 PM
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one of my rockers took a dump on me today. i run dual springs, mild cam. i believe i was told to torque these to 32lbs back when i installed the springs. Was I told the wrong torque specs? Everything i research on here says 22lbs. Is 22lbs for stock only?
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any experts?
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GM manual says to torque rocker arms to 22 ft lb.
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22 lb-ft per below:

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22 lb-ft gives the correct clamping load with the 8 mm bolt and doesn't rip the threads out of the head. Increasing the clamping load about 45% with 32 lb-ft doesn't do good things.
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Geez..Thats not cool.. I can't believe I was told 32.. I've been driving it with 32-34lbs for almost 3000 miles now! Looks like another fix is on the way. Thanks for the help.




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