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cam torque specs

cetroutt

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i'm replacing the head and timing belt on my 98. i've looked and have been unable to find the torque specs for the cam shafts and the cam gears, can anyone help me out here. thanks
chris
 
144 in-lbs on the cam caps. Be very careful with them and paitient. Tighten them down one turn at a time or you can break the cam.

Intake cam gear: 50 ft-lbs
Exhaust cam gear: 88 ft-lbs
VCT hub oil plug: 27 ft-lbs
 
thank you, i actually found in a chiltons 13 - 15 ft-lbs and the torque sequence a couple of days ago. anyways i'm back together and idling smoother and quieter than ever. acceleration is smoother and it doesn't seem to have the dead spot around 4k in the power band that it did before. all around it seems to be doing better, but i have a small crack in the exhaust manifold and the cat is starting to come apart so i might be getting a header pretty soon, we'll see.
 
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