lichen Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Hey guys, I talked to Larry about this, but he doesn't know, or care, because he always replaces the 2.5 with a 2.2 when it has been overheated. I replaced the head gaskets, and it seems 700 inch-pounds is too much for the cam cap bolts. Feels like they will strip if I torque them that hard. When I removed them, they were nowhere near that tight. So what I want to do here, is torque them until I feel comfortable, and use red threadlocker to keep them there. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret54 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Front Cap 7.2 ft lbs ( 10Nm ) , Center and Rear 14.5 ft lbs ( 20 Nm ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 you can get a factory service manual here: http://jdmfsm.info/Auto/Japan/Subaru/ that will have all info regarding teardown and re-assembly in it.. including torque specs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichen Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 It was my mistake. I'm lucky I didn't break one of them. It turns out I was using the value for the camshaft sprocket bolts because I misread the text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 whoa, those camsprocket bolts have huge torque I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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