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Looking over my A4 , primed and ready for final paint , it occured to me that I should make sure that all the fasteners in the block are at the proper torque values before finishing. As with many things , that turned out to be a minor project.
The aft cap screws which hold the oil pan , accessable from the top , were a piece of cake. The ones which must be accessed from the bottom were not so easy. First I had to take a sawzall and carve up the pallet upon which the engine is mounted in order to get the torque wrench into position. I cut away so much of the on-edge 2x8 that I think I will have to reinforce it prior to heading back down the yard. Then , as I worked my way forward to the cap screws near the flywheel housing I found that several flywheel housing fasteners had to come out to allow the socket to be put onto the upward facing oil pan cap screws.
I did get the satisfaction of seeing sealent ooze out ever so slightly , in seam between the block and the pan , as I got the click from the torque wrench. That makes me think that the pan is well seated and will not leak.
Anyone know the practical reason why some of the pan fasteners are so hard to get at , as in , from the bottom only? I would think that they are near impossible to check in most installations.
Laker
Looking over my A4 , primed and ready for final paint , it occured to me that I should make sure that all the fasteners in the block are at the proper torque values before finishing. As with many things , that turned out to be a minor project.
The aft cap screws which hold the oil pan , accessable from the top , were a piece of cake. The ones which must be accessed from the bottom were not so easy. First I had to take a sawzall and carve up the pallet upon which the engine is mounted in order to get the torque wrench into position. I cut away so much of the on-edge 2x8 that I think I will have to reinforce it prior to heading back down the yard. Then , as I worked my way forward to the cap screws near the flywheel housing I found that several flywheel housing fasteners had to come out to allow the socket to be put onto the upward facing oil pan cap screws.
I did get the satisfaction of seeing sealent ooze out ever so slightly , in seam between the block and the pan , as I got the click from the torque wrench. That makes me think that the pan is well seated and will not leak.
Anyone know the practical reason why some of the pan fasteners are so hard to get at , as in , from the bottom only? I would think that they are near impossible to check in most installations.
Laker
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