Idler pulley timing belt torque spec?

RoyalDutchie

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What torque spec do you guys use for the idler pulley(not the tensioner), and do you even torque a new one?

Currently in the process of replacing my timingbelt and probably the covers soon since these have the classic problem of being broken :D
 

RoyalDutchie

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Ended up torqueing it to about 18Nm just like the tensioner pulley. Guessed if it could keep the spring loaded pulley in place it should be able to keep the idler in place at that torque spec.
 
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RoyalDutchie

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I won't be comfortable with 18Nm!
Why not? too much torque with risk of stripping thread? Not enough to keep it in place?

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Seems the 5efe manual specifies 27Nm for the idler pulley No .2 (the one mentioned without the spring).
 
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I've been at it years and only bought a torque bar recently lol
i go with "feel" most of the time; however, anything related to engine internals is torque bar time,,,seeing we did the forge engine build in 2017, it would be 4 years since i use the mechanic's torque bar :D
since that time i've acquired 3 new torque bars that i've never used :D
 
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