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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