CYLINDER HEAD TORQUE SEQUENCE and TIPS
CYLINDER HEAD TORQUE DIAGRAM
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A SIMPLE WEE TIP FOR YOU TO MAKE IT EASIER TO KNOW WHICH NUT IS WHICH WITHOUT CONTINUALLY REFERRING TO THE DIAGRAM ;
MARK THE CYLINDER HEAD WITH A PERMANENT MARKER PEN AS PER ;
CYLINDER HEAD MARKED SHOWING THE SEQUENCE OF TIGHTENING THE HEAD STUDS .
THIS MAKES IT EASY TO SEE AT A GLANCE WITHOUT CONTINUALLY REFERRING TO THE BOOK .
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CYLINDER HEAD MARKED SHOWING THE SEQUENCE OF TIGHTENING THE HEAD STUDS .
THIS MAKES IT EASY TO SEE AT A GLANCE WITHOUT CONTINUALLY REFERRING TO THE BOOK .
VIRTUALLY ALL THE TIGHTENING CAN BE DONE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE LATER ROBINS .
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NOTE ; RELIANT ISSUED AN UPDATED TORQUE SETTING AMENDMENT FOR THE 3/8 UNF CYLINDER HEAD NUTS AS PER ;
Cylinder Head Nuts ; NUMBERED 1 to 10 ................. 3/8 UNF ............ 25 ft/lb .
Cylinder Head Nuts ; NUMBERED 11 to 12 ............... 3/8 UNF ............ 20 ft/lb .
Cylinder Head Nuts .................................................. 5/16 UNF .......... 15 ft/lb .
NOTE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFO FROM RELIANT ;
Cylinder head nuts MUST be re-torqued after running in .
NUTS SHOULD BE BACKED OF 1/2 TURN & RE-TIGHTENED TO THE RECOMMENDED TORQUE .
{ Personally I only back off 1/8 turn }
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