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What torque - diff to housing nuts.
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2002 7:35 am
by 2car
Ive just popped a new diff in my 40. Ive got the diff-to-housing bolts done up to 40ftlb ie the ones that hold the third member in the axle housing. Is that about right?
TIA
Ben
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2002 10:39 pm
by RUFF
Ive never used a torque wrench on those bolts i usually just do them up tight with a ratchet.But i also only use silicon with no gaskit.
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 7:01 am
by Juzza
Sounds about right, proper torque specs for an 80/100 series front diff are something like 25 Nm. Bugger all but they only have spindly M8x1.25 studs though. Have been known to stretch and come loose when locker equipped.
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 8:32 pm
by bobtail
Why stress over someting like that Just tighten it with a shifte :wink: r
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 8:44 pm
by skjtb
do them up till they snap, then back them off half a turn
seriously that should be fine.
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 5:00 pm
by 2car
RUFF wrote:Ive never used a torque wrench on those bolts i usually just do them up tight with a ratchet.But i also only use silicon with no gaskit.
I hate silicon.
Crikey. There are some
very funny people around. ROTFLMFAO