Main Studs and Oil Pickup Support?
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Main Studs and Oil Pickup Support?
First off just a little warning about a misprint in the Chilton's 1976-86 Ford Pickup Trucks Repair manual. They list the torque spec (Section 3-29) for the main bolts at 95-105 ft.lbs. for the 302 engine for the years 1977-78 and it should read 60-70 ft.lbs. I was following this bogus torque spec while installing my mains and I was not liking the feel of the stock bolts while trying to torque them to this setting. I decided I was not going to risk breaking the bolts and I ordered a set of ARP main studs. I was reading a book on rebuilding small block Ford engines and I came accross the correct torque value for the engine. Any way back to my question, I installed the ARP main studs (Quality stuff!) and I found that there is not enough exposed threads above the #3 stud to mount the oil pickup support bracket. I was wondering if this support bracket is really necessary or should I obtain a longer Stud and secure it that way? Thanks.
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if your talking about the pump screen bracket and its the one used in the 4 wheel drive id defintly make sure that bracket is hooked up, thats a pretty long pick up screen and imo it would bend or break not fastened
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We went through this a while back with another user. He was looking for the bolt with a small stud protruding from the head or drilled and tapped for a small bolt for this purpose or for installing a windage tray. He wound up contacting ARP and found that they didn't make the correct bolt for that application, and weren't planning to.
I have some aftermarket bolts that are drilled and tapped for a short (5/16 as I recall) bolt in the head, but I don't know who manufactured them. I believe they came with a windage tray I bought years ago.
I have some aftermarket bolts that are drilled and tapped for a short (5/16 as I recall) bolt in the head, but I don't know who manufactured them. I believe they came with a windage tray I bought years ago.
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This is on a 2 wheel drive truck. In the book I mentioned earlier on rebuilding Small Block Ford engines they show that many of the different year 302's did not come with this support bracket.
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We have the bolt/stud available for the 302 & 351 blocks, to support the pick-up tube.
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Tim, Are the studs you mentioned similar in strength/quality to the ARP Studs I bought?
Thanks.
Jim
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Jim
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