NEED HELP!! 5R55E Reassembly in progress!

[Wendigo]

Sorry I did not have time to search the forum for this info right now.

I need to know the correct torque specification for the valve body to transmission bolts. Does anyone have this info? I thought I knew it, but when I went to put 12 to 15ft-lbs on them , that seemed excessive. I have put about 5 ft-lbs on them at the moment but with that thin gasket I didnt want to crush it.

Anyone with this info right now would be of great assistance.

 

[Glacier991]

we are talking INCH pounds. NOT foot pounds. A foot pound torque wrench will doom you to failure here, proper VB torque is critical on these VB's. That torque is 72-92 INCH pounds... and best to creep up on it.

 

[Wendigo]

Thanks. I thought 144 in-lbs was way too much. That must have been something in my mind from back working on Mustangs. I am using a in-lbs wrench but convert it to ft-lbs incase it is in the book like that.

Thanks a lot for the quick info. Going to go and top the torque off and see if this rebuilt valve body was worth all the work

 

[CDW6212R]

The AOD's are a max of 110 in.lbs., and I can do it with experience. I'd bet Chris that you can feel that light torque too.

Basically, with a 1/4" ratchet, using just your finger will get you more than enough torque. Do not use your wrist, open your hand, and tighten the VB bolts with just your finger tips on the ratchet. That's a general description, I'm trying to exagerate that it takes very very little effort to achieve that 6-8 lbs.ft. of torque.

Do buy a 1/4" torque wrench. If you actually get into a valve body, then you will ned that torque wrench more in the future. Regards,

 

[Runnin'OnEmpty]

There's also a sequence you should follow when tightening the bolts. Start with the center bolts, then go from side to side, working your way around to the outside, just like torquing a cylinder head. As was stated, torque them in two stages, first to about 60 in lb, then to the final torque.