c7 thermostat housing torque please

[1raptor]

does anyone have the torque spec for the 6 thermostat housing bolts on a C7 I asked the dealer and they couldnt find it he tried to call cat and was on hold for a long time he was supposed to call me but still hasent. Please help. Thanks

[the sights]

Take bolt size 3/8 whatever and look online for the toque for that bolt size.

When I did mine I made them tight but not to tight.

Now I have a question I forgot should I use any gasket sealer with the gasket or just install it as-is.

Thanks Joe

[1raptor]

Originally Posted by the sights

Take bolt size 3/8 whatever and look online for the toque for that bolt size.

When I did mine I made them tight but not to tight.

Now I have a question I forgot should I use any gasket sealer with the gasket or just install it as-is.

Thanks Joe

I installed mine dry so far but I need specs to tighten them. my problem with German specs is that's when I usually break a bolt LOL. I tried to look the bolt up online but there is a pretty big span and several sites contradict each other they are metric bolts but the only markings are CAT on the head no 8.8 or anything else. thanks

[JaminSamin]

Here are the torque spec pages out of the Caterpillar Operation and Maintenance Manual that came with my 3126E. If you don’t have a thread gauge bring one of the bolts to Home Depot, Ace or other hardware store and they’ll hook you up, or call Cat.

[1raptor]

Originally Posted by JaminSamin

Here are the torque spec pages out of the Caterpillar Operation and Maintenance Manual that came with my 3126E. If you don’t have a thread gauge bring one of the bolts to Home Depot, Ace or other hardware store and they’ll hook you up.

sweet thank you very much they are M8 bolts so 21 lb ft it is.