Fastener Tightening Specifications: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Pontiac Grand Am and 2003 Oldsmobile Alero. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Fastener Tightening Specifications
| Application | Specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Metric | English | |
| Clynder Valve End Fitting | 17 N.m | 13 lb ft |
| Inner Tie Rod End | 100 N.m | 74 lb ft |
| Intermediate Shaft Lower Pinch Bolt | 20 N.m | 15 lb ft |
| Power Steering Hose Retainer Nut | 50 N.m | 11 lb in |
| Power Steering Pressure Hose Fitting | 27 N.m | 20 lb ft |
| Power Steering Pump Mounting Bolts (LA1) | 34 N.m | 25 lb ft |
| Power Steering Mounting Bolts (L61) | 26 N.m | 19 lb ft |
| Power Steering Return Hose Fitting | 27 N.m | 20 lb ft |
| Power Steering Return Hose Support Nut | 50 N.m | 37 lb in |
| Power Steering Return Pipe Fitting | 27 N.m | 20 lb ft |
| Steering Gear Bolts | 110 N.m | 81 lb ft |
| Tie Rod Jam Nut | 75 N.m | 16 lb ft |
| Tie Rod Nut | 20 N.m plus 180 degrees rotation | 15 lb ft plus 180 degrees rotation |