Bolt torque for balancer and 4 bolts on pulley

DJHA90

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How tight should these be tightened to?

 

TrueBlue95GT

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I think I remember torquing the balancer to 120ft/lbs and the pulley doesn't really matter as long as you get them tight....It's always good to use some medium threadlock.

 

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What is this medium thread lock? I thought there was blue or red.

 

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351vic

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My torque specs say 100 for the balancer... Correct me if im wrong... And yes the 4 bolts just get em tight but not too tight. Red is medium i believe

 

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Stopsign32v

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No red is definately not medium.

 

DJHA90

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Where can I get the longer bolts for the pully? Ones with the flange/lip around the bolt head. I went to O'Reilly's but they just have regular bolts.

 

TrueBlue95GT

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Definitely don't use red thread locker...That stuff is like JB Weld. The blue is medium and I believe they have light duty which is like purple or black or something. Any bolts will do as long as they don't bottom out on the waterpump.

 

revhead347

Apparently my ex-husband made that mistake.

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Red's the best. I use that stuff all over the place. That stuff is Jesus in a tube if you have a big cam motor that vibrates a lot.

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revhead347 said:

Red's the best. I use that stuff all over the place. That stuff is Jesus in a tube if you have a big cam motor that vibrates a lot.

Kurt

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How do you go about getting the red stuff loose if need to? Heat? I was told the red was perm.

 

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351vic

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How exactly could the bolts bottom out on the water pump when its not behind the balancer? Provided this is a 5.0/5.8

 

revhead347

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Stopsign32v said:

How do you go about getting the red stuff loose if need to? Heat? I was told the red was perm.

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My preferred loostening tool is an Ingersol Rand 241 Impact. Red isn't permanent, a lot of the stock bolts are held on with red, ex the driveshaft bolts.

Kurt