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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 08:33 AM
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Cab bolts

Doe's anyone have the torque spec's for the cab mounting bolts for a 57 F 100 ?They are not in the service manual

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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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Can't say what the manual recommends but a 1/2" grade 5 bolt would be about 80 ft. lbs
 
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 01:27 PM
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Well now I'm just guessing here. But if you try to torque them down extremely tight wouldn't you squish the rubber mounting pad and never get a true torque value?
 
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Lakotas53
Well now I'm just guessing here. But if you try to torque them down extremely tight wouldn't you squish the rubber mounting pad and never get a true torque value?
I think you would get a torque value and a compressed rubber. When I installed side steps to my 99 Chev 1/2 ton the torque requirements were 65 ft lbs, they are metric bolts can't recall the size but I think they would be close to a 7/16 in a standard size, there is however rubber mounts on these trucks also.
 
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