51 71 Seals and Loose Body Parts

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SEALS AND LOOSE BODY PARTS-TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

		Type	Thread	Tightening specification	Measure
1AZ	Rear spoiler	E91		Screw	3 Nm
				Nut	7 Nm
2AZ	Tension strut in engine compartment	E81, E82, E87, E88, E90, E91, E92, E93	M10	Replace screws
				Jointing torque	40 Nm
				Torque angle	60 °
		E81, E82, E87, E88, E90, E91, E92, E93	M12 x 1.5	Replace screws
				Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	100 °
3AZ	Tension strut to rear axle	E91	M12	Replace screws
				Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	90 °
		E91	M10		50 Nm
4AZ	Support tube to support, steering column upper section	E87, E90, E91, E92, E93	M8		19 Nm
5AZ	Support tube to body	E87, E90, E91, E92, E93	M8		21 Nm
6AZ	Heater to support tube	E87, E90, E91, E92, E93			4 Nm
7AZ	Bracket, handle, to body	E82, E87, E90, E91		self-tapping screw	3.5 Nm
8AZ	Bracket, suspension, dividing net to body	E91			11 Nm
9AZ	Multifunction pan to body	E81, E82, E87, E90, E91, E92, E93	M6		8 Nm
10AZ	V-strut, front axle carrier	E93	M8	Replace screws
				Jointing torque	56 Nm
				Torque angle	90 °
		E93	M10	Replace screws
				Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	90 °
		E88	M10 to front axle carrier, front		50 Nm
		E88	M10 to blind rivet nut	Jointing torque	60 Nm
				Torque angle	105 °
		E88	M10 to captive nut	Replace captive nut	50 Nm
		E89	M10	Jointing torque	56 Nm
		E88, E89	M12	Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	105 °
11AZ	Diagonal strut, front end	E88, E93	Nut	Replace nut	56 Nm
		E88, E93	Screw	Replace screws
				Jointing torque	56 Nm
				Torque angle	90 °
12AZ	Protecting skid/mounting bracket to front axle carrier	E93	M8	Replace screws
				Jointing torque	56 Nm
				Torque angle	90 °
		E88	M10	Replace screws	50 Nm
13AZ	Rear middle tension strut to underbody bracket	E93/from 03_2007	M8		28 Nm
14AZ	Battery carrier to body	E93	M8		19 Nm
15AZ	Vibration damper to battery carrier	E93	M8		19 Nm
16AZ	Grounding strap to body	E93	M6		8 Nm
17AZ	Bulkhead connection, suspension cross-brace, to holder, spring suspension crossbrace	E92/M3	M12 x 1.5	Replace screw
				Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	100 °
18AZ	Suspension cross-brace to bulkhead connection, suspension cross-brace	E92/M3	M8	Replace screws	34 Nm
19AZ	Suspension cross-brace to bulkhead connection, suspension cross-brace/ring, suspension cross-brace	E92/M3	M8	Replace nuts	34 Nm
20AZ	Tension strut to underbody cross-member	E88, E93	M10		50 Nm
21AZ	Tension strut to frame side member locating bushing	E88, E93/from 03_2007	M12	Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	105 °
22AZ	Tension struts to underbody triangle	E88, E93/from 03_2007	M12	Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	105 °
23AZ	Left tension strut to right tension strut (rear axle)	E88, E93/from 03_2007	M10	Jointing torque	56 Nm
				Torque angle	105 °
24AZ	Rear middle tension strut to underbody bracket/triangle bracket	E93/up to 03_2007	M8	Jointing torque	19 Nm
25AZ	Tension strut to frame side member locating bushing	E93/up to 03_2007	M12	Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	90 °
26AZ	Left and right tension strut to underbody triangle	E93/up to 03_2007	M12	Jointing torque	100 Nm
				Torque angle	90 °
27AZ	Strut, rollover protection system, to rollover protection system	E88, E93	M10	Jointing torque	56 Nm
				Torque angle	100 °
28AZ	Strut, rollover protection system, to body	E88, E93	M10	Jointing torque	56 Nm
				Torque angle	100 °
29AZ	Tension strut, left and right, to body (rear axle)	E89	M10	Jointing torque	56 Nm
				Torque angle	105 ± 15 °
30AZ	Tension strut, rear left and rear right, to triangle bracket (rear axle)	E89	M8	Jointing torque	28 Nm
31AZ	Shutoff, tension strut, rear left and rear right, to body (rear axle)	E89	M8	Jointing torque	24 Nm