Anyone have a list of torque specifications for a 1983 240D?
Chilton manual has very little detail on anything and my MB service manual does not have a complete listing.
I’m looking for the following torques:
Starter bolts
Rear axle shaft to caliper retaining bolt
Engine mount to engine
Rubber engine mount bolts to frame
Drive shaft to rear end
Drive shaft to transmission
rear end to subframe

Thanks

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1983 240D
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Certainly dont follow the haynes one unless you like helicoiling aluminum.

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Hello, I haven't found this torque spec yet, have u? Don't follow the spec in the rear axle DIY for w123 in peacparts, posted by dmorrison, it said to tighten 12mm bolt to 60ft-lbs.Nice DIY instruction, but the spec must be wrong.

If you are talking about the big washer-like bit that holds the axles into position at the wheel end the FSM says the torque for M12 bolts 95Nm and M8 bolts 30Nm.

Don't get confused between the size of the thread (M12 and M8) and the size of the hexagonal head on a bolt.

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

You need to order this:
http://www.classictechlit.mbusa.com/MB/category.asp?Page=1&catalog_name=Retail&category_name=1011

It has all the torque specs plus lots of other helpful data.

Jeff

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Ah I did, mine would be 30 Nm, sorry dmorrison.

Ah I did, mine would be 30 Nm, sorry dmorrison.

Ok I went to the DIY to find out what the write up said and it really did say 8mm and 12 mm, so he meant to say M8 and M12.