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    Diff cover bolt torque spec?

    Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere before. Enlighten me.

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    Re: Diff cover bolt torque spec?

    Originally posted by bmwguru007
    Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere before. Enlighten me.
    Good question. Couldn't find an answer in the Bentleys at the end of Ch. 11 where driveline torque specs are listed. I have changed the gasket for one of these covers before. The cover is aluminum and the casing is steel so there's no need to wrench these bolts down really hard.....just snug enough so the seal seats properly. You could always place a small drop of medium grade thread-lock at the ends of the bolts to prevent them from vibrating loose.

    Just a thought.

    Jon
    Rides...
    1991 325i - sold :(
    2004 2WD Frontier King Cab

    RIP #17 Jules Bianchi

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      In case this question comes up in the future, I torqued the bolts to 36 ft-lbs. Source: http://www.e30eta.com/ecdiff.htm. Seems a bit much to me, but so far so good.

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