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Pressure plate-to-flywheel question


dibo

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So this seems like kind of a stupid question (in my head), but my manual planted a seed of doubt (to conventional wisdom) and I thought I'd check in before proceeding.

The question: Do you use a traditional star tightening pattern for the pressure plate to flywheel bolts? The reason I ask is that the manual says to tighten them "one after the other" and I'm not sure if that means I'm supposed to be tightening in a circle... I know that defies common sense, but I wanted to make sure there's not some special method to avoid warping the plate (other than to tighten all the bolts evenly).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

75 '02

78 M50 swapped E21

95 E34 touring

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"one after the other"...I think tightening them all at once would be difficult. Anyway yes, as your common sense says, star pattern is good. Don't go all the way once but take few phases.

Tommy

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Ha! Yeah, that was my thought exactly (how else would I tighten them? simultaneously??), which I suppose is why I second-guessed myself.

Anyway, thanks for the response!

75 '02

78 M50 swapped E21

95 E34 touring

69 C10 Fleetside

69 Datsun SRL 311 (2012 project)

"Toil and learn or have deep pockets" - a smart guy

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Actually, I bet what they're trying to convey is to put one turn on each bolt, move

on to the next, and work your way around until it's snug.

Idea being to coax it down squarely, rather than tightening one side and

cocking it at an angle on the alignment pegs....

t

"I learn best through painful, expensive experience, so I feel like I've gotten my money's worth." MattL

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