For the love of a tractor engine: The life and times of the 18R-G

[lilcrash]

i am so confused right now, can anyone type a list of what bolts go where inside the timing case. most importantly what bolts hold the bearing holder plate on the balance shaft.

[Omegaman]

throw me an email address to [email protected] and ill email you a zip of the green book.

[lilcrash]

ive got the green book but its useless. i ended up using the manual from my old rt104. so now its just sitting waiting for the head. i cant lift it by myself so its stuck on its end until my dad comes over.

[o_man_ra23]

Anyone converted to using multirib belts before??

[lilcrash]

ok now this is getting stupid, i dont know how anyone can consider the green book useful. it is the most poorly thought out manual i have ever seen, there is no information in it. anyway my next question what order does the head get bolted down and at what are the 3 torque stages.

[checksix]

I didn't see the year of your engine, and my book is for the older engines, but says the head torque is 7.2 -8.8 kg-m or 52 - 64 foot pounds. When I do 3 step I do 50% 75% and 100%. My book is actually pretty through, but you do need to know what section you are in since mine covers 18R, 18R-C, and 19R-G. Good Luck!

[checksix]

OOPS, forgot the sequence


9 4 2 5 7

10 6 1 3 8

[leso]

ok now this is getting stupid, i dont know how anyone can consider the green book useful. it is the most poorly thought out manual i have ever seen, there is no information in it. anyway my next question what order does the head get bolted down and at what are the 3 torque stages.

Green book page 5-21 fig 5-62 shows sequence next pic down has the torque in text to the right hand side of pic....

[lilcrash]

My engine is an 18rgeu, I looked through those pages a few times and didn't see that. Fig. 5-62 on my computer i can't read the numbers. Mayb my screen res is wrong. I can see the numbers on my iPod.

Thanks everyone

[o_man_ra23]

Flywheel and clutch turned up about 7:30 tonight... these Australian Air Express contractors must be run off their feet this time of year!! The bloke delivering it thought the weight of the thing was justified by the fact there was a flywheel in there... should have seen his face when I told him there was a clutch too!!

So anyway, the clutch weighs twice what the flywheel does, and the flywheel looks to be a very well made, extremely solid bit of gear. Pity the seller took so bloody long to send it out. Will measure it against the stock units tomorrow, as I am somewhat dubious about the clutch (can't match the part numbers to the advertised vehicle - will double check with measurements)

[ra_28]

Perfect Christmas present

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Cheers
Alex

[RA35GT]

TOO MUCH AWESOME!

Very nice Alex.

[leso]

Perfect Christmas present

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Cheers
Alex

ALEX....our cars will look good when we park next to each other at riverlink....



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cheers les

[river]

Hi,

Very nice.

Does this mean that Oman will get "18RGTE"?

seeyuzz
river

[ra_28]

ALEX....our cars will look good when we park next to each other at riverlink....



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cheers les

haha so thats were 18rgu went, how long have you had that plate for?

Cheers
Alex