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Torque specs for wheel nut ASAP
Doing the axles... what are the torque specs?
- Rob |
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For the wheel nut?
- Rob |
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Wheel nut torque
Hi Rob, Direct from the factory owners manual for 1992. Tightening torque ft-lb wheel nut 72-87. Hope this helps. And when is the big day? Take care, BOBB
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Crap. Will 65 ft lbs be okay?
Where the heck was everyone tonight? Jeez. - Rob |
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although you will wind up staking the axle nut (DON'T forget) i wouldn't recommend going below suggested specs on this one..
just tighten it to an indicated 65 and then go a little more.. it can't really hurt to be a little off, just so long as you err on the side of a tad too tight.. -adam ps. have fun, i've done two of these. give the cell a call if you need help. the number is floating around the board somewhere |
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Axle
Hi Rob, Sorry.I didn't get that you needed the axle nut torque as you said wheel nut. Anyway, thats always handy to have around. Take care, BOBB
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Well, I have two new axles in. I meant the axle nut... I torqued it a bit over 60 ft lbs. Is that okay?
Anyway, both axles went in pretty smoothly, except for that 'pin' that locks them in.... and the bad news is now one of my brakes or something is making noise. It sounds like the rotor is just outta whack, becuse it makes a 'scuush' >silence< 'scush' >silence< 'scush' >silence< noise that increases in reptition with speed. I'm guessing its either the rotor, or perhaps its those metal 'dust boot' things that go on the end of the axles. >shrug< It should wear out whatever is contacting it eventually I would think. Oh well. - Rob |
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axle nut...
the axle nut torque is around 130-150 lb-ft. 60 is way too low!
Get a breaker bar and heav on it with all you got....that should get you close.
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Dave |
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Are you sure?
- Rob Just checking, this topic hasn't gotten many replies.... |
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123-152 lb-ft. 60 is definetly to low. I would take care of this as soon as possible.
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The reason I'm hesitant is that it was NOT on very tight when I took it apart.... so I sorta figured it was on there around 60 ft lbs.
Anyway, I guess I'll torque it down tomorrow. - Rob |
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I just changed the axles on my 92 (using raxles...www.raxles.com), and I broke one of my 1/2" ratchets getting one of my axle nuts off. Trust me, they should have been REALLY hard to get off.
Were the nuts on yours peened over to lock them when you took em off? If so, whoever put em on didn't torque them correctly.
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Dave |
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Yeah, they were peened. But they were not very tight at all.
- Rob |
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I think there's some confusion here -- the lug nuts that hold the wheel on should be around 75 ft lbs of torque. The axle nut should be much higher (around 140 ft lbs). The noise you may be hearing is the backing plate rubbing against the rotor - you may have bent it out somewhere along the way...
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- Rob |
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