Rocker Arm Assembly Bolts...

[HardInThePaint]

I am replacing my o rings and I am trying to torque the bolts down. There are about 6 10mm bolts and a bunch of 12mm a couple different lengths. I have a inch-lbs torque wrench and I'm not sure what to torque these bolt at. Does anyone have any idea? I believe the 10mm are 12lbs and the 12mm are 22lbs but how does that convert to inches? Do I just times it by 12? That sounds logical but I just want to be sure. The other thing is the torque wrench I have only goes to 200 inch-lbs so hopefully its not gonna require more than that.

[steelbluesleepR]

Get a chiltons manual, it will tell you all the torque specs you need. Also, 200 inch-pounds equates to only about 16.5 foot-pounds. they are all going to be higher than that, probably from around 35 for the smaller ones to over 100 for the more critical ones

[cp[mike]]

[GhostAccord]

Yes you multiply by 12 to go from lb-ft to lb-in.

16 lb-ft = 196 lb-in
9 lb-ft = 108 lb-in

[HardInThePaint]

Hey right on for all the info guys, thanks [cp]mike good lookin on the diagram that was helpful.

[steelbluesleepR]

wow, I was thinking of trailing arms, not rocker arms

[youngflyndsaved]

Yes you multiply by 12 to go from lb-ft to lb-in.

16 lb-ft = 196 lb-in
9 lb-ft = 108 lb-in

correction 16 lb-ft = "192" lb-in.
not tryna be insulting, just wanna make sure he doesn't destroy his head lol.

engine head components don't need really heavy torquing, but when u get to suspension components it's requires way more lb-ft. like example control arms n trailing arms require around 30-42 lb-ft.

also there's a certain sequence that u're supposed to tighten the rocker bolts and don't tighten them too quickly cuz this area of the engine is vital. i suggest u hand tighten in the correct sequence, then tighten to half of what the torque requirement is. and after that THEN fully torque them to the specs...... and after that triple check n make sure that all the bolts are torqued correctly. it may take a lil while longer and ur arm may burn during, but it's not worth ruining the head over impatience.

[GhostAccord]

Thanks for the correction...a 4 lb-in typo glad someone is good at math, it's not always my strongest subject.

As for the tightening, The manual suggests that each bolt should be tightened 2 turns (720°) at a time in the sequence shown above until they reach the given tq specified. This will help to ensure that the rockers do not bind on the valves

[Fleetw00d]

You should have all the valve adjusting screws backed off so that the torque goes into properly seating the rocker mounts and not into compressing valve springs.

[HardInThePaint]

OK well I just went ahead and just put the assembly back and on and hand tightened the bolts then torqued them down in sequence. I did all that before I read the rest of this thread, I wasn't aware it was so much more involved than that. The car seems to be driving fine tho so hopefully I got everything right.

[Honda_Lady]

I am sorry, i know this is an old thread but this picture and someone else's conversions to inch pounds really saved me some time on Sunday when i was doing my valve cover gasket including upper and lower tube seals.