Torque Value - Spindle Nut?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
Allow me to be the first one today to (nicely) call you a tool... LOL 
I was talking about the rear... it's all done and pinned now so it better be 125 ft/lbs.
Cod forbid you have to strain those poor wittle fingers and type in both numbers if in doubt. Instead we get to take the conversation to a couple more posts.
Now if I had said front; You, knowing I have a late '68, would then be asking me if mine has the 1968 or 1969 front spindles - right?
I see how this works now....
-W (just busting ***** to stay in practice)
I was talking about the rear... it's all done and pinned now so it better be 125 ft/lbs.
Cod forbid you have to strain those poor wittle fingers and type in both numbers if in doubt. Instead we get to take the conversation to a couple more posts.
Now if I had said front; You, knowing I have a late '68, would then be asking me if mine has the 1968 or 1969 front spindles - right?
I see how this works now....
-W (just busting ***** to stay in practice)
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
Sorry......... I couldn't resist.
Now that they are together at 125 I suppose I should just leave them? I got the 125 number out of an old issue of Hot Rod magazine - ala Gulstrand.
I could not find any number in my AIM - considering the T/A's showed up fully assembled to St Louis - I'm surprised your AIM mentioned them at all too?
-W
Now that they are together at 125 I suppose I should just leave them? I got the 125 number out of an old issue of Hot Rod magazine - ala Gulstrand.
I could not find any number in my AIM - considering the T/A's showed up fully assembled to St Louis - I'm surprised your AIM mentioned them at all too?
-W
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From: Fisher, IL
I was told you get it on finger tight. Then you spin the wheel as you tighten the bolt till the wheel stops moving and then back off a tad. Do that a few times to get the feel of where it's too loose and too tight and slap the cotter pin in the middle.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
But if the front nut doesn't even have a torque value per se, then why would Alan have been confused if I meant "front or rear"?
-W
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Hi,
The CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL indicates in the Maintenance and Adjustment section to use 12 lbs/ft for the front spindle nut. But then it gets interesting... it says to LOOSEN until you get to a flat you can insert the cotter pin through. In the Specifications section in the back of the book there's a general note that says to always attain the specified torque and the TIGHTEN to the cotter pin hole.
So I guess it does matter if you're working on the front or rear spindle.
Regards,
Alan
The CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL indicates in the Maintenance and Adjustment section to use 12 lbs/ft for the front spindle nut. But then it gets interesting... it says to LOOSEN until you get to a flat you can insert the cotter pin through. In the Specifications section in the back of the book there's a general note that says to always attain the specified torque and the TIGHTEN to the cotter pin hole.
So I guess it does matter if you're working on the front or rear spindle.
Regards,
Alan
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GM service manual: When the rear bearings are being installed...after being set-up... the installation press tool is tighten to 100 lbs/ft of torque. After the press tool is removed...install the washer and nut and the spindle castle nut is tightened to 90 lbs/ft and then turned to the next castlation so the cotter pin can be installed.
"DUB"
"DUB"
