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1999 Mazda B3000 Rocker arms & Head bolts

Tiny
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1999 Mazda b3000 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 160K miles

What should the torque be on the rocker arms and head bolts?
Friday, February 12th, 2010 AT 10:54 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

Head bolts torque...
Step 1, 80 N.m
step 2, loosen 1 full turn,
step 3, 45-54 N.m
step 4, 85-99 N.m

Rocker arm bolts.

step 1 10-12 N.m
step 2 27-38 N.m


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Mark (mhpautos)
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Friday, February 12th, 2010 AT 11:31 PM
Tiny
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Do you feel that there is an actual need to replace the head bolts with new once they have been pulled?
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010 AT 8:57 AM
Tiny
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Hi there,

I always replace the head bolts, with set torque bolts you can get away with using old, torque to yield must be replaced, but for piece of mind I always replace them regardless.

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Saturday, February 13th, 2010 AT 3:23 PM

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