Fastener Tightening Specifications: Notes

Component

Fastener Size

Cable Bracket to Transmission Bolt ⁽¹⁾

20 + 90°

Drain and Inspection Plug to Transmission

Oil Filter Housing to Transmission

Oil Pump Cover Bolt ⁽²⁾

Overflow Tube to Transmission

Selector Housing to Body Nut

Selector Lever Cable Adjustment Bolt

Selector Mechanism with Selector Lever and Selector Lever Cable to Body Bolt

Selector Shaft Lever to Selector Shaft Nut

Transmission Cover Bolt ⁽²⁾

Transmission Oil Cooler to Transmission Bolt ⁽¹⁾

20 + 90°

Transmission Input Speed and Clutch Oil Temperature Sensor Bolt

Transmission Mount Bracket to Transmission Bolt

40 + 90°

Transmission Mount to Transmission Mount Bracket Bolt

60 + 90°

Wire Bracket to Transmission Cover Nut

⁽¹⁾	Always replace

⁽²⁾	Tighten the bolts diagonally and in multiple stages.

Mechatronic Unit Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specification

Fig 1: Identifying Mounting Bolt Tightening Sequence

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-- Install new bolts -1 through 10- hand tight.

-- Tighten the bolts in the specified sequence to 5 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn.

Oil Pump Bolt, Variety and Tightening Specification

All 4 bolts with a flat heads

Fig 2: Identifying Transmission Oil Pump

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-- Tightening specification: 5 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn

3 bolts have a flat head, the upper bolt is countersunk

Fig 3: Bolts With Torque Specifications

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Tightening specification:

Countersunk bolt: 8 Nm without tightening angle (tighten using Special Wrench, Long Reach T10054)
Flat head bolts: 8 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn