Shock bolt torque specs
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Shock bolt torque specs
I am replacing the front and rear shocks along with the steering stabilizer. I can't find a tourqe spec for the bolts. I search all over and get different specs. Can anyone help?
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In general with bolts like these you tighten until the bushing swells. The torque isn't critical because the fastener isn't clamping anything, the load is a shear stress on the body of the fastener, not acting against the clamping force.
Anyhoo.
Front upper (stud): 46 lb-ft
Front lower: 111 lb-ft
Rear upper: 46 lb-ft
Rear lower: 66 lb-ft
Stabilizer upper (drag link): 67 lb-ft
Stabilizer lower (bracket): 26 lb-ft
Have you already taken the old ones out? I usually split the nut off the stud on the front with a chisel, they way they rust on there cutting or splitting the nut off is a real time saver.
Anyhoo.
Front upper (stud): 46 lb-ft
Front lower: 111 lb-ft
Rear upper: 46 lb-ft
Rear lower: 66 lb-ft
Stabilizer upper (drag link): 67 lb-ft
Stabilizer lower (bracket): 26 lb-ft
Have you already taken the old ones out? I usually split the nut off the stud on the front with a chisel, they way they rust on there cutting or splitting the nut off is a real time saver.
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Bilstein front shock bushing compression
So I finally got around to changing the front shocks yesterday. I put on Bilstein 4600's, and attempted to follow their tourqe specs of 34 ft lbs. But I got concerned when I was tightening the tip not that the bushings where being compressed to much. So I backed off going any tighter. Can I get your thoughts on how tight the nut should be and how compressed the tip bushings should be?
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they started to look like a pancake. Is that normal?
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From: Spanaway
You may want to have the torque wrench checked. The do go out of calibration
or even fail. There are simple ways to check the cal and more involved ways.
Here is a quick and easy one.
or even fail. There are simple ways to check the cal and more involved ways.
Here is a quick and easy one.
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Token Redneck
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If the shock doesn't clunk, it's fine.
I've never seen a shock bushing rot before the shock is blown, and even if it does it's a $4 part for a universal bushing.
I've never seen a shock bushing rot before the shock is blown, and even if it does it's a $4 part for a universal bushing.
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