Front Steering Help
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Burning Brakes
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From: Baldwinsville, NY
Front Steering Help
I can not find the torque for the three mouning bolts that hold the brake shield and caliper mounting bracket. The upper holds the shield and caliper bracket and the lower two hold the sheild and steering arm that connects to the tie rod.
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Those are grade 8 bolts - just make 'em TIGHT. I use a 3/8" impact for this type of thing. If you still wish to use A torque wrench, do a Google search for maximum torque by hardness grade and thread size.
Last edited by SanDiegoPaul; May 8, 2011 at 02:24 PM.
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From: Crossville TN
3/8" threaded Grade 8 bolts (dry) are torqued to 44 ft-lbs; if the threads are lubricated, torque them to 22 ft-lbs. 7/16" threaded bolts [Grade 8-dry] are torqued to 70ft-lbs.; lubed bolts are torqued to 35 ft-lbs.
