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Head bolt tension
« on: 24.03. 2014 08:44 »
Dose any one know what tension to pull the head bolts down to of the long stroke A7 iron head? :!

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Re: Head bolt tension
« Reply #1 on: 24.03. 2014 16:01 »
Hello, service manual says 'real tight'  *smile*
Many topics about this, try searching for head torque or similar and see if anything applies to the longstroke. example: http://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php?topic=2721.msg17865#msg17865



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Re: Head bolt tension
« Reply #2 on: 24.03. 2014 19:03 »
G'day Peter, I'm not sure of the official factory spec but would say 30ft/lb should be good. The main thing is to have them done up evenly.
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Re: Head bolt tension
« Reply #3 on: 25.03. 2014 08:41 »
Thanks all
Its a pity they didn't say how tight?
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Re: Head bolt tension
« Reply #4 on: 25.03. 2014 10:26 »
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Its a pity they didn't say how tight?

Back in the day (as they say) few owners would possess a torque wrench, possibly your local garage might have one to borrow (cheekily) but not guaranteed to have one either
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Re: Head bolt tension
« Reply #5 on: 25.03. 2014 12:03 »
I was once told that for my iron head I should pull down the bolts as tight as I could.
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Re: Head bolt tension
« Reply #6 on: 25.03. 2014 14:38 »
I recall (1963 ish) Joe a mechanic at Darling and Swinney's asked his boss  how tight he could pull up a big nut on a Honda "as tight as YOU can pull it" replied Jim Darling --- Piiiiiing

Ah yes when men were men

but back to subject in hand - pretty sure mine were pulled to 35lbs, main thing is pull hand tight then small steps one stud at a time in the specified order up to whatever
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Re: Head bolt tension
« Reply #7 on: 25.03. 2014 14:59 »

 
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It has worked fine ever since. Time and money well spent.
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 Was looking for something in the 'Service Sheets' the other day,(probably not longstroke stuff tho') , and the advice on something critical was 'really tight', might've been bigends.....?  *eek*
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