head bolt sequence

I am sure it has been discussed here before and I tried to search it but seems I am not quite forum fluent enough to find it. I have a 6cyl in my M5 and assume the sequence for tightening the head bolts must be the same for about any flathead, is that true? Or is there a special sequence for them. Also does anyone know the torque for the bolts?

[Guido]

I am at work, so I do not have access to my shop manual. If you do not have one, i would strongly suggest picking one up. I will post in 4 hours when I get home unless Gary Ash or Mr. Biggs beats me to it.


Guido Salvage - "Where rust is beautiful"

Studebaker horse drawn buggy; 1946 M-16 fire truck; 1948 M-16 grain truck; 1949 2R16A grain truck; 1949 2R17A fire truck; 1950 2R5 pickup; 1952 2R17A grain truck; 1952 Packard 200 4 door; 1955 E-38 grain truck; 1957 3E-40 flatbed; 1961 6E-28 grain truck; 1962 7E-13D 4x4 rack truck; 1962 7E-7 Champ pickup; 1962 GT Hawk 4 speed; 1963 8E-28 flatbed; 1964 Avanti R2 4 speed; 1964 Cruiser and various other "treasures".

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[garyash]

Here's the Champ 6 head bolt tightening sequence:


Just for comparison, here's the sequence for the Big 6:


Torque: 600-650 in-lbs for the Champ, 1000 in-lb for the Commander.

If you are going to work on your M5 (or any Stude vehicle), you need the shop manual and parts catalog. Both are available as relatively inexpensive reprints from many Stude vendors. For M trucks, the later 2R series shop manual has much better descriptions and pictures and covers many of the identical assemblies.

[img=left]http://www.studegarage.com/images/gary_ash_m5_sm.jpg[/img=left] Gary Ash
Dartmouth, Mass.
'48 M5
'65 Wagonaire Commander
'63 Wagonaire Standard
web site at http://www.studegarage.com

[64V-K7]

Does the manual really state inch pounds.????
12 inch pounds to a foot pound, so the Champ gets 55# or so and the Commander gets 83 # per bolt...

[Guido]

Gary,

Thanks for taking care of this. Hope you have a good holiday.

Gary


Guido Salvage - "Where rust is beautiful"

Studebaker horse drawn buggy; 1946 M-16 fire truck; 1948 M-16 grain truck; 1949 2R16A grain truck; 1949 2R17A fire truck; 1950 2R5 pickup; 1952 2R17A grain truck; 1952 Packard 200 4 door; 1955 E-38 grain truck; 1957 3E-40 flatbed; 1961 6E-28 grain truck; 1962 7E-13D 4x4 rack truck; 1962 7E-7 Champ pickup; 1962 GT Hawk 4 speed; 1963 8E-28 flatbed; 1964 Avanti R2 4 speed; 1964 Cruiser and various other "treasures".

Hiding and preserving Studebakers in Richmond, Goochland & Louisa, Va.

[sntsftbll]

Thanks for the help! I have a repair manual coming but I hope to button this thing up before it arrives. But you know those things go, probably won't be doing that until May sometime.
Wanted to also say thanks to all of you since I joined the forum you all have been sooo generous with your help and advice, I should have been here a very long time ago! Thanks and Merry Christmas to you all

[garyash]

Yes, my M5 shop manual has the torque values in inch-pounds. Of course, the new, correct value for Champ cylinder heads is 73.4 Newton-meters, but I'm still calibrated in the stone-furlong-fortnight measurement system.

Gary Ash