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Furnitureman



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Fan mounting bracket torque settings

I’m trying to find the Fan mounting bracket torque settings for my 4.4 TDV8 I’ve spent ages going through the manual but I can’t find any reference to the torque settings for this part can anyone help
It’s item no 4 on the picture below

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[/list] 2012 Range Rover Westminster 4.4 TDV8
2006 Discovery 3 HSE 260k miles and still going strong with a new owner

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kevinp



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When I did mine I think I used the torque setting of an equivalent sized bolt used elsewhere if that makes sense.

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Furnitureman



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I looked up torque settings for m8 bolts got 48nm this bracket is under a lot of stress and forces due to it housing the fan 2012 Range Rover Westminster 4.4 TDV8
2006 Discovery 3 HSE 260k miles and still going strong with a new owner

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Phoenix



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It's still an M8 fixing though, any more and you risk stretching the bolt or tearing threads out of the tapped hole.

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Furnitureman



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That’s what I’ve set them at, stupid thing is I spent a hour going through the WM and although it’s mentioned I can’t see any reference to the torque 2012 Range Rover Westminster 4.4 TDV8
2006 Discovery 3 HSE 260k miles and still going strong with a new owner

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I think that's what I set mine to and it hasn't fell off yet. Very Happy

Post #649440 29th Nov 2022 11:06am
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