Posts : 7 Join date : 2008-12-15 Location : Rochester, NY
Subject: torque specifications Sat Sep 08, 2012 1:19 pm
Hi everyone I have a 59 catalina 2drht just redid the bearings in the front i cant find the torque specifications for the castle nut that holds everything in place
any help would be great.
CATBIRD
Posts : 307 Join date : 2008-07-03 Age : 80 Location : Levittown, Pa
Subject: Re: torque specifications Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:32 pm
dsantan.....it's a two step process. With the wheel off the ground, snug the nut up by hand to make sure there are no burrs on the nut or spindle threads. Torque the nut to 17 lb-ft, then back it off slightly. Retorque it to 5 lb-ft. If the slot in the nut lines up with the hole in the spindle, put in the cotter pin. If it doesn't, back it off slightly until it does......John
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Posts : 1883 Join date : 2008-05-22 Age : 37 Location : Canyon Lake, Texas
Subject: Re: torque specifications Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:23 am
I've always done them by hand. Snug them up and then back it off and then snug up by hand again
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