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drive shaft nut torque
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:37 pm
by BongoedIslander
apologies if this is query is duplicated . .
..anybody know the torque setting for the front drive shaft nut .. my cv joint needs replacing..thanks in advance . .
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:06 pm
by Harry
My driveshafts have been on and off like a tart's knickers but I've never seen my mechanic using a torque wrench.
Mark front of drive shaft and corresponding bit before removal so that it doesn't upset the balance.
Undo the four bolts/nuts holding it onto the rear of the front diff.
Undo the U bracket/bearing half way along.
The driveshaft should now simply wiggle out, bending in the middle.
Good luck
H

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:44 pm
by MountainGoat
All that I can find in my copy of the Bongo Friendee Service Manual is that it says:
JOINT SHAFT
After applying the three bond TB127C (8527 77 739) to the touching surface, install quickly and tighten the bolt to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 37~53N∙m {3.7~5.5kgf∙m}
torgue setting . .
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:33 pm
by BongoedIslander
thanks for that guys ..quick response ,as usual

front drive shaft torgue setting ?
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:34 pm
by BongoedIslander
Hi people, fitted a new CV joint o/s yesterday . .its a remanufactured unit from AMK Automotive ;part no..TDL9593R..
fairly straight forward ,once I managed to separate the joint from the shaft..had to resort to making cuts into the central ball carrier with a cutting disc ..tight as the proverbial ducks ass . .
one thing to note for those of you attempting the job with this brand the new nut is 32 mm..the original is 36mm ,also they supply a distance piece ,which is wholly inadequate which takes up behind the nut and bares on the hub face . .I had to fabricate a thick washer approx 7mm the diameter of the hub nut washer to bare on the hub face . .chucked the other one ,it was no more than a thin ring 4.5mm thick .so that I could dimple the lock nut into the groove of the CV thread . .
incidently Moutaingoat . .the torgue settings of 37-53 newtons is wrong..perhaps a misreading?
Its actually 236-314 newtons [24-36kgf-m] quite a difference !
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:24 pm
by Harry
Oh...them shafts
Thought you meant driveshafts/propshafts
Well done for sorting it out
H
