Do you have the 2.5L DOHC engine? If so, the torque spec for the crank bolt is 135 +/- 7 ft-lbs according to the factory service manual. Chilton and Haynes are wrong.I need 94ft lbs according to the Chilton manual that came with the car.
Wow, that is awesome! Thank you for that idea, I am going to keep that one locked away for future work as well. Thank you so much for the work you put into drawing it out. That helped a lot and I just shared it with a bunch of friends too. That's going to save me a ton of hassle!...If so, you can tighten it up to torque by using some creative bracing. Instead of trying to explain it, I figured it would be easier to just draw it out....
I went to the hardware store to get some parts and asked around, no one seemed to know except one guy who overheard me. He told me about this exact thing (I think) but I thought he was crazy because he appeared to have done too many drugs... but I am going to look for this!RobLog said:...In the red circle in the photo below, there is a rubber plug ... remove the plug and rotate the crank until a slot appears in the opening into which you can insert a screwdriver to lock the crank while you tighten the crank bolt.