danll

RE: torque specs. Some folks had posted a 20 ft lb torque spec based on an incorrect read of the manual. The manual does show 20 ft lbs for 2 cam chain tensioner flange bolts, those are different bolts (internal engine bolts). The bolts for the external tensioner "Plunge" thingie are 5mm diameter bolts (M5) with an 8 mm hex head. What confuses folks is that torque specs for a given bolt size is based on the thread diameter, not the hex head size. The range for a metric M5 bolt is from 7-9 ft lbs. Generally you can use the standard torque values found in various tables for a given bolt diameter if you lack specific torque values for a specific application. The only variance would be in the grade of the bolts...a higher grade may allow a slightly higher torque value.

Please DO NOT torque those bolts to the above specs of 20 ft lbs. The correct spec for those bolts is from 7 to 9 ft lbs....20 will very likely strip threads. Those two bolts referenced in 1-13 are different (larger bolts), note it says Thread diameter of 8mm That should have been your clue that those are referring to entirely different bolts....which they are. The outer tensioner bolts have a 8MM HEAD but a 5mm thread diameter. If you check the following page of the manual (9-2) that shows the exploded diagram of the cam chain tensioner, it shows the actual (internal engine) tensioner that rides against the chain and shows bolts with a 9 ft lbs and 20 ft lbs spec (neither of these are the two bolts for the outer plunger, note that diagram does show that plunger with no spec for torque. A standard 8mm head bolt with 5mm thread diamter will generally be 7 to 9 ft lbs of spec. 20 will likely strip these bolts or the engine threads. I know the manual is totally confusing on this....but a little common sense tells you that 20 ft lbs of torque for a 5mm diameter bolt is way to much.