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Currently doing an axle swap. In my manual it says the torque value is 45-60 ft.lbs for the axle/leaf spring u-bolts. (If i'm reading it correctly or the right chart.) Is this correct? Bolts are 1/2"x20.
Thanks.
john
Thanks. For some reason I thought they would be higher.
They sure will be if you take it to a shop. They reef them down pretty good, because nobody can be bothered with returning for torque checks every 500 miles till they stabilize. Notice they don't have cotter pins or anything like that, they are rolled, not cut, threads that deform. Do a little 4-wheelin' and get off camber and re-torque. Keep checking every 500 say, till they don't move anymore.