thermostat housing bolt torque?

[merrill]

Hello all,
what is thermostat housing bolt torque?

thanks
matt

Matt
66 230 sl - "white"
78 300 D - Blue
98 C230

[ja17]

Hello Matt,

You probably will not find this listed. It is not critical, standard metric hardware grade 8.8, I believe. It doesn't take a lot of torque to seal the rubber o ring here. Just be careful not to break them off. Use a generic metric hardware torque table if you are not comfortable with the "feel technique".

Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio

[ja17]

Hello Matt,

Here is a chart for standard SAE and Metric hardware.  

http://www.dansmc.com/torque_chart.htm

 Remember your bolt size is actually the diameter or the bolt shaft not the head size! The 10mm head bolt you are dealing with is actually a 6mm bolt size.

Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio

[merrill]

Joe,
I am looking for the torque to mount the housing to the case not the top of the housing when replacing the thermostat.

I tightened it up to what "felt" snug.  Just want to avoid any leaks.

thanks
matt

Matt
66 230 sl - "white"
78 300 D - Blue
98 C230