front spindle nut

[milehighbear]

does anyone know what torque is suppose to be on front spindle nut, cant find it in manual

[Damkid]

i could be wrong but i think it's something like 140 - 170 ft. lbs.

[festivaWES]

150-175 ft lbs.

According to this sight. I couldn't find it in my Haynes manual either.....weird.

http://www.rockfordcv.com/Ford_torque.htm

[milehighbear]

thanks guys, i'll do about 150 ft lbs, didnt know if it would be inches or foot, didnt want to ruin new bearings

[festivaWES]

just remember 12 inch lbs for one foot lb. Bigger things like axle stake nuts, suspension bolts, crank bolts will most always be displayed in foot not inch.

[milehighbear]

i found it, i forgot that i had gotten some cd's for festiva repair manual , mitchells repair cd, and it says 65-88 ft lbs

[milehighbear]

thanks wes, kid for your input. Have a great day. Gray ghost is back on the road till the next thing goes wrong, but i love working on the car anyway.

[Mike McKown]

i found it, i forgot that i had gotten some cd's for festiva repair manual , mitchells repair cd, and it says 65-88 ft lbs

I've seen it in print several times and it was around 150-175 foot pounds. I'm not sure what that 65-88 refers to.

[dmention7]

Maybe the lug bolts? 65-88 is definitely low for a spindle nut.

[milehighbear]

yep, your right dmention7, i looked again and its 116-174, guess i better go out and re-torque. You guys need to keep me straight. Thats what the car use to look like when i first got it and cut it up. My grandkids told me to make it into the shrek mobile so i did, was fun.