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Oct 5, 2016 | 12:23 AM

Boaterguy

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Bolt torque suggestions

Hello all. I have a small enclosed trailer manufactured by Carson. It is a single axle 12' box. The axle is bent so I ordered a new axle from the manufacturer. The sales people on the phone did not have any torque specs for the hardware and tried to put me in touch with a tech but,,,,,,,,. Anyway, the U bolt nuts look like 1/2 inch which would put them in the 60-70 ft lb range I guess and the spring hangers look like 9/16. Any ideas? Please don't tell me to make them tight enough, that was funny first 100 times I read it on FTE!
I appreciate any input.

Oct 5, 2016 | 06:40 AM

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Here's a chart from fastenal

https://www.fastenal.com/content/fed...0Gr8%20Gr9.pdf

Here's another I've used successfully

Bolt Torque Chart

Google: Bolt torque chart for more
http://www.google.com/search?q=bolt+torque+chart&oq=bolt+torque+chart&gs_l=mobile-heirloom-serp.1.0.0i131j0l4.1734.5243.0.6576.9.8.0.1.1.0.319.1534.1j5j1j1.8.0....0...1c.1.34.mobile-heirloom-serp..2.7.1012.bGPLRRUXVbc

Oct 12, 2016 | 06:19 AM

Chuck's First Ford

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many specs... Google .. is your friend. best of luck with your project.

most bolt suppliers offer this advice on there website.. McMaster Carr...Fastenal..