bolt torques for belly pans


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Apr 24, 2010
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Any body know the torque values for the belly pans.
 
Sorry everyone ,I just found them in the FAQ 7Nm/62lb-in. I did a search and came up with torque values for oil drain plugs only,should've dug a little deeper before posting. Thank you all
 
Wow, 62 lb-ft sounds like a lot for those little bolts.
 
There are specs but use judgment too. Specs will be too tight in some areas(plastic gets crushed)
 
That was 62 inch-lbs, but it's really unnecessary to employ a torque wrench on those bolts. Just use your spidey sense.
 
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Ahhh, 5 lb-ft ... that's more like it(y)
 
How about use of hand torque wrench!
This is kinda a silly.
Mark
 
Just, under NO circumstances, give them any uggas!
 
Just thinkin' ... torque specs for the belly pan bolts ... man, we're really gettin' down to the FGT's nitty gritty here 😀
 
I use a nut driver and get them "fist tight." They have a tendency to loosen up and fall out, therefore use some blue Locktite (not red!) too.
 
PeteK said:
I use a nut driver and get them "fist tight." They have a tendency to loosen up and fall out, therefore use some blue Locktite (not red!) too.
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I use a torque wrench to spec and they don't loosen.
 
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I have done that, and come back a year later for an oil change, and still missing one or two. You don't have near as many miles as I do, so maybe the screws and the spots they screw into are loosening up. I bought a 10-bag of replacements about 7 years ago. Expensive little items, for what they are.
 
I'm with PeteK and hand tighten belly pan screws. I just checkem' on the lift for continued tightness. Had to use a dremel on one recently to cut a slot and remove secondary to being stripped. Can someone confirm for me these sizes: we're talking T27 Torx head bolts with captured washers, thread is a M6 x 1.0 with length 25mm on the black belly pan and silver tank pans. What's the length for the 3 black lateral pan screws? Lastly, does anyone have a good source for these? I know there was a group buy years ago via Fenzo. Anyone sourced them from McMaster-Carr? Thanks, Jeff
 
PeteK said:
I have done that, and come back a year later for an oil change, and still missing one or two. You don't have near as many miles as I do, so maybe the screws and the spots they screw into are loosening up. I bought a 10-bag of replacements about 7 years ago. Expensive little items, for what they are.
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Well, that's true - I only have 37,000 miles on mine so can't compete with yours. But still, one wouldn't think there would be a difference caused by mileage on a static part ...
 
Vincent998 said:
Well, that's true - I only have 37,000 miles on mine so can't compete with yours. But still, one wouldn't think there would be a difference caused by mileage on a static part ...
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If he stuck to the maintenance schedule, he would have removed them 10+ more times than you have. Things are getting squished and stretched.
The main black belly pan bolts, and the six others that take washers are available from Ford.
 
I agree with Howard. Just "tight". (Anyway, they won't all fall out at once, if you don't get it right.)
So, anti-seize and tight.

BoltDepot makes them in Stainless. Quite nice, and I'm sure infinitely cheaper than Ford, and no VIN Number; back-order/long delivery. Cheaper still if you buy bags of hundred units. Lifetime supply.
 
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