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Old 09-04-2007, 04:44 PM
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Torque Specs for Altern Bolts?

Dear All,
Are there torque specs I should use to reinstall the 2 bolts that attach the hinge holding the alternator to the block? A helper removed the whole hinge from the head since the bolt that attaches only the alternator was stripped an not removeable. I'm concerned that the bolts attaching the hinge also serve to keep the head stable and that they might need to be torqued--since I don't own a torque wrench--I'm hoping it's not that crucial.

See pic of the 2 bolts I'm talking about.

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Lisa (Forcenine)
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Old 09-04-2007, 08:47 PM
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Lisa,

The alternator bracket should be held on with studs (not bolts). The nuts on the studs have a torque value of 35 foot-pounds, but Universal informed us many years ago that their tests showed that 30 foot-pounds still had plenty of safety margin in cases where one was worried about the integrity of the lower threads of the studs.

Don
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Old 09-05-2007, 09:06 AM
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You can get a very inexpensive torque wrench at Harbor Freight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=239

If you're doing a full rebuild perhaps you'll want a better tool but for the occasional head stud on an Atomic Four it'll be fine.
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