i'm swapping my first engine and i had to remove the tranny from the old engine and put it back on the new one... and i think i did something wrong.

I torque the clutch to 50lbs instead of 19lbs... what are the possible effect of that?

the bolt i'm talking about is the number 10 on this image... there are 6 of them


feel free to laugh at me... i know i probably owned myself---- Alt+F4

 

You had to tight the screws, but instead you went a little over. Do you feel any difference when shifting?!
When my clutch was done, the guys at the shop didn't even care about putting that tool to measure the torque, they just tightened the hell out of it.

 

well right now its not running cause we just put the engine in the car and bolted it to the 4 engine mount. There is no wiring/hose/vacuum connected...

i just feel so dumb for making this mistake... it was beginning to rain so i was in a hurry to put all the stuff together and get the engine in the hole so i didn't check the torque spec... i juste tried to remember.

 

ummm there probably gonna be a bitch to get out when you replace the clutch next time...........

 

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might also cause a little flex but I doubt it.....I'll stick with this guy's answer for the win

 

i wouldn't think any problems from it. 50ft lbs isn't much
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Modified by MooGoCow3 at 9:10 AM 7/5/2006

 

i start to feel better since i read the comments... i guess i freaked for no reason... well, i'll first finish all the wiring i'll tell you what happen.

 

50 lbs vs. 19 lbs is quite a difference, but on the pressure plate I don't think you'll see any major problems - I agree w/ jeebies tho, you might have a hell of a time getting them loose later after some heat cycles!

 

You could have warped the pressure plate slighty.

 

I'd guess it won't warp the pressure plate, since the flywheel should be flat.

More likely, those bolts are weakened, and after heat cycling, some of them might break. Seems to me those are kinda small for 50 lbf*ft of torque.

 

That's true, you only warp the pressure plate if you dont tighten them down in sequence and evenly.

 

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50lbs on a tiny *** bolt like that is a bit much.

I would just hope it doesn't end up snapping off eventually.