Many thanks for the link, much better than the Haynes manual. I only backed it off 1/4 turn, not 1/2.
30lb/ft seems much more like it.Cheers Bill !
Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
Watch it carefully!
It 'will' back off loose for sure if you didn't use the right torque and do it twice like the directions say.
I too thought that felt too tight on my CJ7 and did like you did only to fast wear the whole works out... (If it starts tacking into the wind...)
It won't seat right unless you over torque it first, then do it the second time tighter than I thought 'felt' reasonable.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sDave Milne wrote:
I re-did it exactly per Bill's instructions; the difference between the Haynes Manual and Bill's instructions was that the Haynes manual said torque it to 50 lb/ft and leave it there, while Bill's said torque to 50 lb/ft, then back off and retorque to 30-40 lb/ft. There's more play in it than there was when I did it, but it's quite an acceptable amount. I will watch it though.
Cheers to you both.
Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
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