Fastener Tightening Specifications
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Buick Regal and 2003 Buick Century. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Fastener Tightening Specifications
| Application | Specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Metric | English | |
| Cross Vehicle Beam at Hinge Pillars Bolt | 20 N.m | 15 lb ft |
| Data Link Connector Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Filler Panel Bolt | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Front Floor Console Armrest Hinge Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Front Floor Console Bracket at Rear of Transaxle Shift Lever Bolt | 5 N.m | 44 lb in |
| Front Floor Console Compartment Door Panel Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Front Floor Console Front Compartment Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Front Floor Console Horizontal Bolt | 5 N.m | 44 lb in |
| Front Floor Console Nut | 5 N.m | 44 lb in |
| Front Floor Console Rear Compartment Bolt | 5 N.m | 44 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Accessory Trim Plate Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Ashtray Bracket Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Cluster Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Cluster Trim Plate Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Compartment Hinge Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Compartment Latch Screw | 1 N.m | 9 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Compartment Striker Screw | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Trim Pad at Cluster Pocket Bolt | 5 N.m | 44 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Trim Pad Center and Lower Bolt | 5 N.m | 44 lb in |
| Instrument Panel Trim Pad Left Side Bolt | 20 N.m | 15 lb ft |
| Instrument Panel Trim Pad Right Side Bolt | 20 N.m | 15 lb ft |
| Instrument Panel Trim Pad Upper, or Windshield, Bolt | 5 N.m | 44 lb in |
| Knee Bolster Bracket at Instrument Panel Bolt | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |
| Knee Bolster Bracket at Steering Column Support Bolt | 10 N.m | 89 lb in |
| Steering Column Opening Filler Panel Bolt | 2 N.m | 18 lb in |