Rings and bearings while I have the engine out?

[mjmmjm]

Thanks, Will. The big question for me is whether it is necessary to place the engine before going for the final torque. It'll be a bear to try to get at the bolts and nuts in order to do that once the engine's in the bay.

 

[MrMarty51]

Thanks, Will. The big question for me is whether it is necessary to place the engine before going for the final torque. It'll be a bear to try to get at the bolts and nuts in order to do that once the engine's in the bay.

Practice.
Drill several holes in a plate of steel. About 3/8ths inch thick should be good enough.
Figure the diameter of the bolts in question and the thread count.
Tap the holes. Use bolts of the same hardness as what the factory used.
Place a hard washer under the bolt head.
Torque the bolts to whats specified.
Now Use Your ratchet and put pressure on the bolts into a tightening fashion.
Get a feel for how much pressure you need to apply to get the socket/bolt to budge.
That should give You a pretty good feel for the required force it takes to turn that many Ft LBS of torque.