I already posted this on the electronics board but I thought I would post it here also.
I purchased a new alternator awhile back and today I noticed that the 8mm bolts that go through the case have come loose..does anyone know what they are suppose to be torqued too.
Thanks in advance for any information.

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I just put them so i know they are TIGHT use some stuff by permatex i think it comes in a blue bottle its a threadlock so the bolts dont move

 

I'll look it up tonight. I'd imagine though that an 8mm bolt gets the same torque any other 8mm would... isn't it like 15 or 20 ft/lbs? Someone might've posted the "fastener thickness / torque" chart on the tech board a while ago...


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According to the "Chilton Manual" 8mm bolts get torqued to 7ft lbs but I didnt' know if that was the same for the alternator being a thinner bolt...any ideas what 7ft lbs converts to inch lbs.

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I couldn't find a torque spec anywhere for those thru-bolts...

Do you just multiply by 12? 7 foot lbs = 84 inch lbs? Someone went thru this a while ago on the tech board, too...


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me personally would go to hand snug plus 1/2-3/4 turn. that should hold it. Threadlocker may also help. There are torque specs for everything, but rarely are they actually needed in the "real" world. We know how tight it should be most the time. Now engine bolts yes use torque specs but for everything else mostly use common sense.
I mean the torque spec for the GEO wheel nuts are 35-40 LBS...Most think that is way too little so we do it at 70-80 LBS