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u-bolt torque specs #507646 10/26/09 09:53 AM 10/26/09 09:53 AM
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mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,042 Mt Morris Michigan	anyone know the torque specs on dana 60 u-bolts? thanks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: u-bolt torque specs [Re: mopar dave] #507647 10/26/09 11:14 AM 10/26/09 11:14 AM
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maximum entropy master M Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5,080 organ	depends o the size of the bolts. iirc the stock is not real tight- maybe 60 or so? i have 9/16 u bolts that i torque to 80 ft lbs. for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?

Re: u-bolt torque specs [Re: maximum entropy] #507648 10/26/09 11:19 AM 10/26/09 11:19 AM
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mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,042 Mt Morris Michigan	the u bolts are 1/2". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: u-bolt torque specs [Re: mopar dave] #507649 10/26/09 11:22 AM 10/26/09 11:22 AM
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Quicktree I Win Q Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,394	don't know never torqued one. as tight as I can get them with a hand wrench.

Re: u-bolt torque specs [Re: mopar dave] #507650 10/26/09 12:31 PM 10/26/09 12:31 PM
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maximum entropy master M Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5,080 organ	Quote: the u bolts are 1/2". here's the official word- 1/2" ubolts- 65 ft lbs, recheck at 50 miles, again at 100, at 500, and every time under the car after that. never reuse u bolts. never use lock washers. use hardened flat washers. for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?

Re: u-bolt torque specs [Re: maximum entropy] #507651 10/26/09 01:36 PM 10/26/09 01:36 PM
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mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,042 Mt Morris Michigan	ok, but why can't u bolts be reused? as hard as the nuts came off i can't immagine them coming loose. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: u-bolt torque specs [Re: mopar dave] #507652 10/26/09 01:40 PM 10/26/09 01:40 PM
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maximum entropy master M Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5,080 organ	my source was eaton spring, so maybe they're just trying to boost u bolt sales? i change mine every couple of years. if they've been in service for a while, i'd change 'em. and go bigger while you're at it! for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?

Re: u-bolt torque specs [Re: maximum entropy] #507653 10/26/09 01:59 PM 10/26/09 01:59 PM
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mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,042 Mt Morris Michigan	ok, thanks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: u-bolt torque specs [Re: mopar dave] #507654 10/26/09 11:01 PM 10/26/09 11:01 PM
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Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,233 Bend,OR USA	The OEM nuts are a locking type nut(look for the identation half way down in the center on two sides ) the Mopar service manuals call for 55 FT lbs. on the stock 1/2 inch U bolts and stock nuts, no lock washers or flat washers from the factory, they are to cheap to use them or pay someone (in the UAW) to install them Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

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