Fastener Tightening Specifications
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Saturn Outlook, 2009 GMC Acadia, 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2009 Buick Enclave. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
| Application | Specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Metric | English | |
| Catalytic Converter Brace Bolt | 41 N.m | 30 lb ft |
| Catalytic Converter Hanger Clamp Nut | 18 N.m | 13 lb ft |
| Catalytic Converter to Exhaust Flexible Pipe Nut | 28 N.m | 21 lb ft |
| Catalytic Converter to Exhaust Manifold Nut | 50 N.m | 37 lb ft |
| Exhaust Flexible Pipe to Three-Way Converter Nut | 50 N.m | 37 lb ft |
| Exhaust Manifold Bolt | 20 N.m | 15 lb ft |
| Exhaust Manifold Heat Shield Bolt | 10 N.m | 89 lb in |
| Exhaust Manifold Lower Heat Shield Bolt (Small Bolt) | 10 N.m | 89 lb in |
| Exhaust Manifold Lower Heat Shield Bolt (Large Bolt) | 50 N.m | 37 lb ft |
| Exhaust Muffler Heat Shield Nut | 9 N.m | 80 lb in |
| Three-Way Catalytic Converter to Muffler Assembly Nut | 50 N.m | 37 lb ft |