Fastener Tightening Specifications

Components	Bolt Size	Nm
Cover plate		6
Gasket between shift housing and floor, nut (through MY 2008)		10
Selector bracket		5
Gasket between shift housing and floor, nut (from MY 2008)
	M6	8
	M8	25
Cable mounting bracket		20
Transmission shift lever, nut		23
Flange shaft		33
Oil drain bolt
Internal hex bolt		30
Internal multi-point bolt		45
Back-up light switch		20
Locking bolt for selector shaft		30
Clutch housing		15 + 90°
Selector Mechanism		20
Stub shaft or flange shaft		33
Slave cylinder with release bearing
For metal slave cylinder		12
For plastic slave cylinder		15
Transmission mount		60 + 90°
Pendulum support
Transmission without threaded inserts		40 + 90°¹
Transmission with threaded inserts		50 + 90°¹
		100 + 90°¹
Transmission mount
		40 + 90°²
		60 + 90°²
Small cover plate for flywheel		10
Right driveshaft heat shield to cylinder block		25
Cable mounting bracket to transmission		20
Ground cable to the upper bolt on the starter		23
Bracket for electrical wiring to lower starter bolt		23
Selector Shaft		20
¹ For bolt tightening clarification, refer to SUBFRAME MOUNT ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW and see items -2 and 13- ² For bolt tightening clarification, refer to SUBFRAME MOUNT ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW and see items -14 and 15-

Other tightening specifications

Tightening Specifications for Securing Engine/Transmission

Fig 1: Identifying Transmission To Engine Bolt Tightening Sequence

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Item	Bolt	Nm
1 to 2	M12 X 55 With threaded stud M8	80
3	M12 X 70 Installed from the engine side	80
4	M10 X 50	40
5	M10 X 105	40
6 to 7	M12 X 165 With threaded stud M8 Also starter to transmission	80
A, B	Alignment sleeves for centering
Replace bolt -1 through 5-

Tightening specifications for oil filler bolt

Fig 2: Different Versions Of Oil Drain Plugs

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Component		Nm
Internal multi-point bolt -I- for oil filler and oil drain bore		45
Internal hex bolt -II- for oil filler and oil drain bore		30