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Correct torque spec for bellhousing on 5 speed??

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camarodarrell

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What are the torque specs for the bellhousing to tranny bolts and the bellhousing to engine bolts?
 

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since you did not tell us what tranny or what year the car is I looked up a 2001 T-45 and came up with 20 ft/lbs for the two lower bellhousing to engine bolts and 55 ft/lbs for the rest of the bellhousing to engine bolts.

The trans case to bellhousing bolts is 20 ft/lbs and should be tourqed in a star pattern.

on the TR-3650 trans the only difference is the bellhousing to trans case tourqe is 23 ft/lbs
 
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honestly, unless the motor and trans are out of the car how are you gonna torque them. bottom ones maybe, but the ones on top no way.
 
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Sorry I didn't specify. I was tired last night, not thinking right. Damn you're good though, 2001 GT, t45. Thanks for the info.
 
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bdcardinal said:
honestly, unless the motor and trans are out of the car how are you gonna torque them. bottom ones maybe, but the ones on top no way.
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The bellhousing to tranny bolts will be torqued with the tranny out of the car. I will probably end up having to do the bellhousing to motor top bolts by feel and the bottom ones with the torque wrench.
 
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Use extension with swivel sockets and go from above the driveshaft flange.
 

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Lol, I’ve never torqued a bell housing in my life. Your certainly not going to warp it.
 
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