Torque specs needed

[onebluemcm]

Getting ready to install shocks and springs - wondering if there are any good sources for chassis fastener torque specs? Am I looking at a Bentley manual to get this, or are there any online sources?

[scottyD]

Check out eBay for the BMW TIS DVDs. They are the factory repair instructions and come with all tightening torques.

[MFGJR]

In here?
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404222

[AWM3]

Originally Posted by onebluemcm

Getting ready to install shocks and springs - wondering if there are any good sources for chassis fastener torque specs? Am I looking at a Bentley manual to get this, or are there any online sources?

If you can't find the exact values here is a table of general torque values for metric bolts:

http://www.cncexpo.com/MetricBoltTorque.aspx

One thing to be quite sure of is the tightness of the bolts that attach the lower part of the front strut to the front hub assembly. They need to be really tight, and should be rechecked after driving the car for a while. Also, if the lower shock bolt in the rear isn't tight enough, it will gradually work itself loose and fall out. That won't strand you on the road but you would have to get another bolt.

[onebluemcm]

Originally Posted by MFGJR

In here?
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404222

That is good. I think I will need a diagram to go with it - some of the descriptions are pretty vague. Can probably use diagrams from RealOEM to figure our for sure what is what.