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Thread: torque specs for cam and head

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    torque specs for cam and head

    i was wonder what the torque specs were for the head studs and the cam sprocket bolts? it will have the hotcams in it but i assume they are the same cam torque specs. i don't know if they changed much but it is a 2003 if that matters.
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    ok, i found out that the head gets torqued to 33.5 ftlbs but i still need to know what the cam sprocket gets torqued to.
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    7ft/lbs or 84in/lbs

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    here ya go!
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    thanks for the help guys. it is for a friend of mine and the damn service manual has not came in yet and we were sick of waiting.

    i dont' see the camshaft sprocket torque on that chart?
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    "Its not aptitude but attitude that determines your altitude."

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    also, i don't know if anyone has had a problem but we cracked the exhaust camshaft holder while torquing the head cover on. we had it set to 10 ft-lbs and we didn't even get it that tight and that cam holder cracked. i don't know if this is a common problem or if we just had some bad luck.

    is there a cheap place to order suzuki parts online? something like service honda, but for suzuki's? the quicker the shipping the better too. thanks again
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    "A leader will take you where you want to go. A great leader will not necessarily take you where you want to go but where you ought to be."

    "If you want to do something, you will find a way; if you don't, you'll find and excuse!"

    "Its not aptitude but attitude that determines your altitude."

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    See the part that says "Camshaft journal holder bolt"... 7ft/lbs like I said.

    I can pull my head down and switch cams in my sleep.

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    nator, i thought that torque was for the 8 bolts on top of the head that hold the camshaft holders down and not for the cam sprocket?
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    just for reference, i talked to hotcams and they said the cam sprocket bolts get torqued to 14 ft-lbs.
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    "A leader will take you where you want to go. A great leader will not necessarily take you where you want to go but where you ought to be."

    "If you want to do something, you will find a way; if you don't, you'll find and excuse!"

    "Its not aptitude but attitude that determines your altitude."

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    Originally posted by cals400ex
    just for reference, i talked to hotcams and they said the cam bolts get torqued to 14 ft-lbs.
    that is scanned straight out of my service manual...
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