Rear going south possibly
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Rear going south possibly
Today while my car was jacked up to change drag radials (EM brake was off), when I went to the first torque setting of 60lbs with my torque wrench, the wheel spun & couldn't hold unless I held a spoke..
The other side did the same, spun freely..
Is this a bad rear or sign its going.. Before it always held torque to 60 lbs no problem at all, and then I would lower the car & torque to 80lbs, then 100..
Ellis
The other side did the same, spun freely..
Is this a bad rear or sign its going.. Before it always held torque to 60 lbs no problem at all, and then I would lower the car & torque to 80lbs, then 100..
Ellis
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Today while my car was jacked up to change drag radials (EM brake was off), when I went to the first torque setting of 60lbs with my torque wrench, the wheel spun & couldn't hold unless I held a spoke..
The other side did the same, spun freely..
Is this a bad rear or sign its going.. Before it always held torque to 60 lbs no problem at all, and then I would lower the car & torque to 80lbs, then 100..
Ellis
The other side did the same, spun freely..
Is this a bad rear or sign its going.. Before it always held torque to 60 lbs no problem at all, and then I would lower the car & torque to 80lbs, then 100..
Ellis
-nevermind, 80 is the 'lubed' torque, and 100 is the dry torque.
Last edited by 2000BSME; Mar 31, 2007 at 06:47 PM.
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There are many different types though, among the different manufacturers.
One thing that I always thought was funny is the 4 wheel drive vehicles that have 'open' differentials in the front and the rear. They aren't really 4 wheel drive, you could actually get one stuck on 2 wheels if they were diagonal to each other. My friend had a jeep that was a good example of this, we even got it 'stuck' to test the theory.
