Re: Routine Maint.:e34 head bolts

[Henri Baccouche <henrib@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The head bolts are Torque To Yield........( stretch bolts)
Retorque not needed or recommended..........
If you were to do it, you would have to replace the bolts to be correct
........

But why?

Henri



Harry Hargrave wrote:

> Greetings all
>   What is the group consensis regarding periodic head
> bolt torquing on a 92 535i?...torque value?,any special
> precautions or procedures?I don't know,as yet,whether
> it has hex head or "Torx" head bolts.Could someone point
> to a site that details this proceedure?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Dennis H.
> Frederick,Colorado
> 92 535i
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