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| hammertoed | May 12 2011, 06:12 PM Post #1 |
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doing brakes and bearings on the rear of my 1996 LSi, what is the ft lbs for the axle nut |
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| hammertoed | May 12 2011, 06:37 PM Post #2 |
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rear throw away axle nut, torque specs? |
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| dayle1960 | May 12 2011, 06:39 PM Post #3 |
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100,000 ft.lbs. Think that's too much? How about 20 ft.lbs. I did mine last week and my torque wrench wouldn't get that low so I just screwed the nut back on to its original position--where the dents aligned with the axle stub indents. |
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| Deleted User | May 12 2011, 06:48 PM Post #4 |
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Yeah, what Dayle said. Sitting right next to a Service Manual here . . . What is the proper torque on rear axle nuts? a) What Dayle1960 said. b) 55 Newton Meters. c) 5.5 Kilogram Meters. d) 41 Foot Pounds. e) All of the above. Answer: e) all of the above. If answers b - d do not line up the previous indentation, then use answer a). Oh, by the way, you're supposed to replace the nuts according to the Factory Service Manual. I never have, and I'm pretty sure Dayle1960 is also a re-user. |
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| dayle1960 | May 12 2011, 06:59 PM Post #5 |
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GG, are you calling me a re-user? Well I've only re-used those nuts about 10 times. The tab is getting pretty weak. It should last 2-3 uses. I like to live on the edge. |
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| hammertoed | May 12 2011, 10:27 PM Post #6 |
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www.transitwarehouse.com this is what I found. so not sure if 41ft lbs is right or not GEO 1997-89 Metro.......................................129/175 129/175 1997-93 Prizm.......................................159/216 — 1992-89 Prizm.......................................137/186 90/123 1989 Spectrum................................137/186 IUC 1993-90 Storm......................................137/186 — 1997-89 Tracker....................................155/210 — |
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| JellyBeanDriver | May 12 2011, 10:34 PM Post #7 |
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Swap them from side to side. This is what I did and a different part of the nut lines up that you can use. |
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| Deleted User | May 12 2011, 10:46 PM Post #8 |
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| Deleted User | May 12 2011, 10:49 PM Post #9 |
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Yes, really 41 FOOT Pounds. Right out of the Factory Service Manual. That's kinda sorta tight, but not quite into the white knuckle realm. Torque them suckers any tighter than that and you'll twist something off! |
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| hammertoed | May 12 2011, 11:29 PM Post #10 |
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ok thanks for the info |
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| Deleted User | May 12 2011, 11:34 PM Post #11 |
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You welcome. Didn't mean to jolt you around. As you will become more aware . . . it happens. You're on the top of the active topics list. Anything else comes up, you're likely to get a reply when you post. Good luck.
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| chubart | May 26 2011, 07:45 PM Post #12 |
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good stuff when I start removing I can finally use my Birthday Torque wrench again
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| Old Man | May 26 2011, 08:07 PM Post #13 |
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those numbers Sounds like INCH POUNDS to me.............. Edited by Old Man, May 26 2011, 08:08 PM.
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| Deleted User | May 26 2011, 08:21 PM Post #14 |
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Here's the link. It's ft-lbs/Nm. It's way too high. http://www.transitwarehouse.com/pdf/liste/Torque.pdf |
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| Woodie | May 27 2011, 05:25 AM Post #15 |
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My FSM says: 129 lbs/ft for the front 120 lbs/ft rear with hub (ABS only) 74 lbs/ft rear for the vast majority of cars |
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