chiltons manuals suck
Ok, so I am readying the engine for installation to the car, I replaced the oil pan gasket and discover... YAY the chiltons manual specification for torque on the bolts is so WRONG that it can not be a typo.
They expect you to torque the 6M bolts around the oil pan to 95Footpounds. Really? they break at 18 Footpounds and a special one made of hardened steel that will not break strips out the holes threads from the aluminum block at 36 footpounds.
so I have to REDO the entire thing again after tapping out 2 bolt holes. Thanks Chiltons for the bad information that causes damage. Moral of the story... Unless it is hardened steel going into steel and LARGE do not believe their torque specifications in ANY of their manuals. I strongly suggest getting the real maintaince manual and skipping the wothless aftermarket repair manuals that have become a great way to destroy your car based on their mis-information.
I should have been tipped off because they wanted 90 foot pounds of torque on the bolts holding the plastic cover for the timing belt. If the bolts would have held, they would have completely CRUSHED the plastic.
So Chiltons manuals, espically about the Geo Metro should be considered worthless and full of dangerous mis-information.
They expect you to torque the 6M bolts around the oil pan to 95Footpounds. Really? they break at 18 Footpounds and a special one made of hardened steel that will not break strips out the holes threads from the aluminum block at 36 footpounds.
so I have to REDO the entire thing again after tapping out 2 bolt holes. Thanks Chiltons for the bad information that causes damage. Moral of the story... Unless it is hardened steel going into steel and LARGE do not believe their torque specifications in ANY of their manuals. I strongly suggest getting the real maintaince manual and skipping the wothless aftermarket repair manuals that have become a great way to destroy your car based on their mis-information.
I should have been tipped off because they wanted 90 foot pounds of torque on the bolts holding the plastic cover for the timing belt. If the bolts would have held, they would have completely CRUSHED the plastic.
So Chiltons manuals, espically about the Geo Metro should be considered worthless and full of dangerous mis-information.
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