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[Zed Head]

Are you on lick washers or torque specs?

http://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/brake/front-brake

Torque specs are at the end of the Brake chapter.  Service Data and Specifications.

Forgot to say, CZCC has the FSM's on the site now.

https://www.classiczcars.com/files/

Edited April 23, 2019 by Zed Head

[Carl Beck]

11 hours ago, z8987 said:

It's not in that manual. 

Humm... I don't understand that - it is in my Factory Service Manual - Page BR-12 Caliper attaching bolt 7.3- 9.9 (53 to 71 ft.-lb)

Then again on BR-27 Service Data & Specifications - Caliper to knuckle flange 7.3 - 9.9 kg-m (52.8 to 71.6 ft-lb)

[240260280]

when in doubt: http://240260280.com/Docs/FSM/General-Datsun Torque Specifications.pdf

[z8987]

Any ideas what this little gem is.  It's made of steel, and was found in my oil pan?

[z8987]

This was also found in my oil pan.  Looks like one of the seals? 

[z8987]

The sludge in the bottom of my oil pan has a silver tint to it, is this an indicator of anything I should be concerned with ? 

 

[Patcon]

The first looks like a valve lash cap. 

Silver is bad!!!! Put a manet in that and see what happens. The last time I had a similar situation, I destroyed a camshaft. Might be bearing material though...

[z8987]

5 minutes ago, Patcon said:

The first looks like a valve lash cap. 

Silver is bad!!!! Put a manet in that and see what happens. The last time I had a similar situation, I destroyed a camshaft. Might be bearing material though...

I had a magnet in the oil pan. That spring thing from the seal, and that other piece are all it picked up. 

[Reptoid Overlords]

Perhaps the PO put some sort of "engine restore" substance in it.  I've never used anything of the sort, so I'm not sure what it looks like, except for the types in clear containers sitting on the shelves at auto parts stores.  They look to have some metallic qualities. 

[Zed Head]

It looks like ground up aluminum.  I bought an old mystery transmission, filled it up with some old fluid and spun it on the back of my garage engine.  The fluid looked like that when it came out.  Ground up shift fork. 

With the lash pad, the seal material, and the silver, kind of looks like a camshaft might have damaged itself in the past.  The camshaft tower bushing journals are aluminum.  The cam rides right on the tower material.  Lots of aluminum in other places too that could get rubbed on.

[240260280]

plastic parts look like timing chain guide

 

spring is from a crank seal most likely.

[z8987]

1 minute ago, Zed Head said:

It looks like ground up aluminum.  I bought an old mystery transmission, filled it up with some old fluid and spun it on the back of my garage engine.  The fluid looked like that when it came out.  Ground up shift fork. 

With the lash pad, the seal material, and the silver, kind of looks like a camshaft might have damaged itself in the past.  The camshaft tower bushing journals are aluminum.  The cam rides right on the tower material.  Lots of aluminum in other places too that could get rubbed on.

Are you sure that's a lash pad?