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I just bought a 1992 Corvette (Base Model, No Special Handling Package). When going through a few things under the hood, I noticed that this nut on the upper control arm was literally finger tight. The guy that I bought it from said that he replaced all of the bushings with poly-graphite bushings. I am thinking he forgot to torque this guy down? Does anyone know the torque spec on this nut (See Images)? Thanks for any help.
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This is the nut that was finger tight, in the center of the photograph.
Snagged from Corvette Central's web side for front bushing replacement:
"GM does not have a recommended torque setting for the upper control arm shaft nuts. The upper control arms were not to be serviced; hence they have no guidelines to go by. It is very hard to determine what the initial torque was because a locking compound was used on the threads. In the shop, we apply blue Loc-tite to both shaft end nuts and torque them to 35-40 foot pounds. This may not seem very tight but we are dealing with aluminum threads."
Upper Control Arm Nut Torque Spec
