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Steering Gear mounting bolt torque spec?
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05/21/08 04:18 PM
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Can anybody tell me what the steering gear mounting bolts on a 1972 B-body with manual steering gear should be torqued to? I checked the tech archieve here and I have the factory service manual but I couldn't find it in either place.
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Re: Steering Gear mounting bolt torque spec?
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05/22/08 08:53 AM
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The thing is I have a clunking noise coming from the front end during acceleration and braking so I want to make sure that everything is torqued sufficiently.
My 1968 service manual says 80 ft.lb so that's what I torqued it to. If the noise is still there I guess the next step is to take the brakes apart and make sure the adjusters are working.
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Re: Steering Gear mounting bolt torque spec?
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05/22/08 10:02 AM
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give everything the once over. inner/outter tierods, upper/lower balljoints, strut rod bushings, etc.
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Re: Steering Gear mounting bolt torque spec?
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05/23/08 09:12 AM
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The coupler is fine. The car only has 58K original miles on it. I had the car up in the air Wednesday so while I was under there I checked the torque on all the bolts/nuts holding the suspension together including the sterring gear shich I torqued to 80 ft.lb per my 1968 service manual. Also while i was under there I greased the ball joints and tie rod ends. I did something right becuase the cluck seems to have gone away.
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