Sbc Main Caps Torque Specs

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Sbc main caps torque specs.

Cam thrust plate bolts 8 10 ft lbs. Front cover bolts 12 15 ft lbs. Fastener type torque spec main cap bolts 60 70 ft lbs. Intake manifold bolts 23 25 ft lbs.

Outer main cap bolt. Harmonic damper bolts 70 90 ft lbs. 7 16 main caps 2 bolt engine oil. Specifications for the four bolt main are 70 ft lbs for the inner bolts 65 ft lbs for the 7 16 inch outer bolts and 40 ft.

1 4 20 oil pump cover 80 lb. For 289 hp boss 302 cylinder head bolts 65 72 ft lbs. Pressure plate bolts 35 ft lbs. Outer main cap bolts 35 40 ft lbs.

Oil pump bolt 23 28 ft lbs. These are the caps on the crankshaft. Main cap torque specification on the typical chevrolet 350 two bolt main engine is 70 ft lbs. Outer main cap bolt.

Intake manifold bolts cast iron heads 30 ft lbs. Connecting rod bolts 19 24 ft lbs. Rocker arms 17 23 ft lbs. For the 3 8 inch outer bolts.

Cam bolts 40 45 ft lbs. Jumping even later in the 1960s chevy made major design changes to the block crankshaft and connecting rod areas including a new large journal crank with 2 10 inch rods and 2 45 inch mains compression heights varied and in 1968 chevy started to introduce new bore and stroke combinations like the 307. Sbc crank main caps and rod bolts main bearing caps on 327 engines should be torque in two steps to between 60 and 70 lb ft while 350 engines should be taken to 75. Oil unless noted oil pan to front cover 80 lb.

Front cover 75 lb. Inner main cap bolt. Flywheel flexplate bolts 75 85 ft lbs. 7 16 main caps 2 bolt engine oil.

7 16 inner main caps 4 bolt. Always torque bolts in three equal increments. Verify your engine specs with a service manual for your year and model.