DIESEL MAIN BEARING BOLT TORQUE SPECIFICATION

Model and Year 1982 CELEBRITY, MALIBU, MONTE CARLO AND EL CAMINO

The main bearing bolt torque is specified as 145 N.M (107 ft. lbs.) in the 1982 model service manuals. This has been changed and is now 120 N.m (89 ft. lbs.) Please make this change in the 1982 Citation and Celebrity Service Manual, page 6A7-31 and in the regular manual, page 6A6-42 for Malibu, Monte Carlo and El Camino.

Care must be exercised not to over torque or under torque these bolts.

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