Do you ever get tired of looking up torque settings
in your spec book or manual? Here is a chart of most common, important, and useful torque
settings used on a 914, sorted by job. Print this out (it fits on one page), put it in a
plastic sleeve, and keep it in your tool or glove box.
| Wheels, Brakes, Wheel Bearings |
mKg |
FtLb |
| Wheel bolts, 25mm |
15 |
108 |
| Wheel bolts, 39mm, for alloy wheels |
13 |
94 |
| Front Caliper to steering knuckle bolts |
8.5 |
61.5 |
| Rear Caliper to rear axle trailing arm bolts |
7.0 |
50 |
| Oil Change, Tune-Up |
mKg |
FtLb |
| Spark Plugs |
3.5 |
25 |
| Oil Drain Plug |
2.2 |
16 |
| CV Joints/ Transmission Output Seals |
mKg |
FtLb |
| CV Joint Bolts (Joint to tranny output flange) |
4.3 |
31 |
| Bolt down middle of output flange |
3.5-4.0 |
25-29 |
| Engine Pull (put-back-in, actually) |
mKg |
FtLb |
| Fan Hub Bolt |
3.2 |
23 |
| Flywheel Bolts |
11.0 |
80 |
| Clutch Bolts |
2.5 |
18 |
| Bolts holding in engine and engine to tranny |
3.0 |
21.7 |
| Tranny mount bolts/nut (the big ones) |
2.0 |
14.5 |
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