Torque spec's by year

[bkdunha]

Friends, I have another forum that I often participate with for concourse restorations. A project has been created to identify various key factory Torque Specs by each year of Gen1 mustangs. I have taken on the 71-73 group. I have the 72 factory manuals, but not 71, 73. I assume they will all be the same, but I would not want to publish incorrect information. Could I get the help of others to verify in the 71 and 73 manuals the torque specs for the following list. I will work on this over the weekend for the 72. This way I figure we can benefit from it as well.

ENGINE - type -

Ignition timing -

Mains - cap bolts -

Mains - Outer cap bolts -

Rods nuts -

Head bolts -

Rocker arm nuts (if positive stop) -

Valve cover bolts -

Intake bolts - Cast steel -

Intake bolts - Cast aluminum -

Harmonic balancer -

Windage tray bolts -

Oil Pump body to block bolts -

Oil pan/Steel mounting bolts -

Oil filter adapter -

Cam Thrust plate bolts -

Cam sprocket to cam bolt -

Timing cover bolts -

Waterpump bolts -

Thermostat housing bolts -

Fuel pump to engine bolts -

Exhaust manifold bolts -

Spark plugs -

Crankshaft pulley to balancer bolts -

Fan and water pump pulley bolts -

Flywheel bolts - Manual trans -

Flexplate bolts -Automatic trans -

Pressure plate to flywheel bolts -

Bellhousing to engine bolts -

Trans bolts - Top Loader top cover -

Trans bolts - Side case manual cover -

Converter to flexplate nuts -

Engine mounts/insulators to block bolts -

Starter motor bolts - Aluminum bellhousing -

Starter motor bolts - Cast steel bellhousing -

SUSPENSION

Strut rod to frame nuts -

Strut rod to A-arm nuts & bolts -

Idler to body/frame nuts & bolts -

Idler nut to center link -

Tie rod nuts - Inner & outer -

Ball joint nuts - Upper and lower -

Center link to pittman arm nut -

Pittman arm to steering shaft nut -

Lower A-arm to body nuts & bolts -

Coil spring saddle to Upper A-arm nuts -

Upper A-arm to body nuts -

torque spec table.xlsx

 

[Don C]

Here's what I could come up with for the 71s.

71 Mustang torque spec table Don C.xlsx

 

[caspianwendell]

Great idea.

 

[bkdunha]

Here's what I could come up with for the 71s.

Thank you Don. I will create a post with the 71 and 72 tables on the forum. OK 73 Owners, we need someone to step up and complete the data or at a minimum verify it against your 73 shop manuals to be the same. I do not want to post any assumed information on the web and have someone accpet it to be correct and have a wheel fall off because of it. I do not think that would win any friends!

 

[Bill73Ragtop]

Here's what I came up with for the 73's

73 Mustang torque spec table Bill A.xlsx