Hey guys, Don't really know if this is the right forum BUT I was wondering if anyone could tell me the rocker arm torque specs on a 95 2.2l motor...

And if having the head plained would affect the specs in any way... I think it has been plained .006? I know it wasnt much, but any help would be appreciated.

A quick Google search says "22 ft-lbs"
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_torque_specs_for_the_rocker_arm_studs_for_a_1995_cavalier

I don't know if its right, just throwing it out there.

Thanks man, any idea if plaining the head has any affect? I've asked some friends and got mixed answers...

plaining the head shouldnt effect it as long as it isnt like 1/4 inch the lifters are hydr. so it will absorb it

The studs area are a "torque-stop" design, menaing that the nut threads down onto the stud until it meets the shoulder-step on the stud, then making a interference fit that torquing the nut compounds. This checks/sets the plunger in the lifter via the pushrod, so when the lifter sees the begining of the ramp on the cam lobe it's properly lashed & no noise results.

This is a carefully designed system, and any change to the stud's height/distance relative to the lifters (Via block milling & head decking) can seriously effect it, depending on how much total milling has been done. Generally it's a rule amongst LN2 builders that if you mill the then you should install adjustable rockers to correct for the change I mentioned, so as to keep the lifters properly lashed.


Go beyond the "bolt-on".

Nickelin Dimer wrote:...no noise results....

of ALL the ohv valvetrains i've ever heard, the ln2 sounds like a bucket of bolts. i love it though. i cant trust a valvetrain i cant hear.



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its 22 ft-ibs

Rich Grayo Jr. wrote:

Nickelin Dimer wrote:...no noise results....

of ALL the ohv valvetrains i've ever heard, the ln2 sounds like a bucket of bolts. i love it though. i cant trust a valvetrain i cant hear.

That's seems only to happen at cold start-up, when the oil galley (Which feeds the valvetrain first) has bleed down. If it continues to tick like a diesel after a full warm-up, then you may be looking at a need for lifter replacement. Such as was the case with the factory engine in my '94. Of course, part of that was due to a previous owner's mechanic failing to fish all the broken pieces of the factory timing chain assembly outta the pan. Which got feed to the rest of the engine & eventually led to the full colapsing failure of the lifters at 163,000mi, prompting a full-rebuild.


Go beyond the "bolt-on".