rustystuff Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hi all, I have just had the head skimmed on my Bedford MW after a head gasket failure, and reading the manual there are no torque settings for the head bolts. The book says just to tighten the bolts! Anyone got a suitable ball park figure for the torque settings? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 This has been discussed previously, there are several threads on the subject. Use the search option to look for Bedford MW torque settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 There are no torques in the wartime Bedford manuals but the data from a 1947 Bedford manual for civilian lorries is as follows: Main Brg. Cap Bolts; 63 - 66 lbs/ft Big Ends ; 38 - 43 lbs/ft Cyl. Head bolts ; 78 - 83 lbs/ft Same 28hp engine regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustystuff Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Cheers Richard, your help is much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooky Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 There is a special Bedford tool for tightening the head bolts, a bit like a ring spanner but with one end bent right over to get at the bolts under the rocker arm I suppose the theory was that if a man pulled it as tight as he could that would be OK Its is more important to pull everything down evenly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustystuff Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I have the spanner for the head but one problem is not all the bolts are fully accessible to pull on the spanner. Some you can only push the spanner which I feel would give a variation in tightness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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