Thread dedicated to torque specifications?

[VYMAD]

Well, I for one am a little bit anal when it comes to doing things to perfection. Hence I have asked several times on JC for torque specs for different things on my own/freinds/families Commodores.
Most of us don't have a workshop manual and therefore have no idea about what torque is required for different jobs on our cars.
So, what are members thoughts on having a sticky simply dedicated to this? Just a thread that we can refer to in order to instantly find the specs for whatever job we happen to be doing.

[strgas]

a quick goggle search normally finds most spec's

[fuzzy2308]

I think its a great idea.

[VYMAD]

Anyone else? I was thinking it could be done model by model as some specs will vary through different models.
Basically it would be a super quick reference thread for info on torque, without having to google or post a specific item spec question and then wait for a reply, as I have had to do more than once on JC.

Just throwing it out there folks, to see whether it would be a worthwhile thing or not.

[Calaber]

It would be an enormous thread. The factory specifies torque settings for even the smallest screws and bolts in the body, trim and accessories. You would probably have to limit it to mechanical components, just to keep it workable.

[VYMAD]

It would be an enormous thread. The factory specifies torque settings for even the smallest screws and bolts in the body, trim and accessories. You would probably have to limit it to mechanical components, just to keep it workable.

Yes that's true, Calaber,I hadn't given that much thought. What I had in mind, though was the more important stuff, from spark plugs, sump plugs, trans pan bolts, etc through to stuff like brake calipers, head bolts, etc, etc. Basically, yeh like you suggest, mechanical components. Not stuff like door trim screws and the like!

[nemesis_adrasteia]

seems like a decent idea.

[greenacc]

It would be good if it could be done in an easy to read format like a page for each commodore model.
If it was a thread with 1000 posts where people list a few random specs in each thread it would be a disaster.

[TMM]

if you were to go to google and do a search with some words like say... "vt" and "torrent" and "workshop" and "manual" and "commodore" you might find something useful.

[ari666]

if you were to go to google and do a search with some words like say... "vt" and "torrent" and "workshop" and "manual" and "commodore" you might find something useful.

speaking hypothetically of course

[monkeys437]

Just putting it out there, but a Gregorys manual is only $40 bucks and has all the torque specs in there. Its a lot more convenient to have it sitting around the shed than sifting through a torque specs thread every time you need to tighten the sump plug