Exhaust riser torque

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Exhaust riser torque

Read many posts on rebuilding and repairing the exhaust risers on our boats and actually found one that referred to torque of the studs and then the nuts.  But I am yet to find a torque spec for either of those tasks.  Hoping someone out there might know. Needing the torque specs to complete the job. I looked on the CD site since they sell the stud/nut kits but there are no torque specs there. Also checked the Universal Technical manual and didn't find anything specific to the exhaust studs/nuts.

The Story - After a North Channel trip 2 years ago I started noticing fine fibers collecting at various places on the engine. They were mainly concentrated around the back of the engine to port and on the alternator where the cooling ports are. Last year that issue escalated so I looked into it this spring.  I removed the cabin divider between the galley and aft cabin and found - - Fiberglass - everywhere.  The heat wrap around the riser was held in place by wire. That wire rusted and broke and the wrap had started to come apart.  I'm re-wrapping the manifold (it is in good condition) and replacing the hose to the muffler with the recommended hump hose. 

 

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Harold Baker
S/V Lucky Duck
Duncan Bay Boat Club
Cheboygan Michigan - Lake Huron
1989 C-36 mkI TR/WK M25XP

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I rebuilt mine, although I did not use a torque wrench for any of it. I have included a link to my writeup. Pay particular attention to the heat wrap I used. That stuff is the bomb!

https://www.catalina36.org/forum/technical-discussion/exhaust-riser-rebuild

Joel Schwartz
s/v Get-A-Grip
1993 Catalina 36 Hull #1259
Newport Beach, California

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Not a critical torque, but if you want to torque and cannot find a specification, then there are charts that essentially go by bolt or stud size.  Surfing the internet should come up with dozens of hits for torque values based on diameter and thread pitch.

Nick Caballero
Retired C36/375IA Mk II Technical Editor

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