axle nut torque

[stonemaster]

damn , that seems a little high, (FSM), is that correct ????

[Bert]

Sorry, missed the pre-amble.
In the absence of a torque wrench I generally don't go wild on over-tightening things. Accomplishes nothing except unduly stress metal parts. Both (inner and outer) front bearings seat against a relatively thin and non-machined spacer ring. That's it!
Head bolts and other goodies in cast iron/aluminum parts with machined surfaces are a different matter, and are worthy of proper attention.

[TominMO]

Looks like we're missing a post here....front axle nut torque is listed in Haynes as 116 - 174 ft/lbs.

[stonemaster]

got it 120

[georgeb]

The weight of an average-size dude on an 18 inch breaker bar.

[kellen302]

To break it loose on the Protege that's donating it's BP to the festy. I had a 18inch Breaker bar with a 3ft cheater pipe on it. I still had to get a running start and give it some wheaties!

[stonemaster]

Looks like we're missing a post here....front axle nut torque is listed in Haynes as 116 - 174 ft/lbs.

yea thats close to what the FSM said, just seemed a little much but WTF do i know. just checkin.

BTW mine broke loose with a air gun,

[TominMO]

To break it loose on the Protege that's donating it's BP to the festy. I had a 18inch Breaker bar with a 3ft cheater pipe on it. I still had to get a running start and give it some wheaties!

Try jumping from a 6-foot or taller ladder. The acceleration should give you the force you need.

[WmWatt]

I do the fronts 150 ft/lbs as that is as high as my torque wrench goes. You don't want any play in those bearings. After driving for a while and letting the rolling weigth of the car seat the bearings I try tightening the axle nuts more just to make sure.

[bobstad]

Get a bigger hammer!

Try jumping from a 6-foot or taller ladder. The acceleration should give you the force you need.

I was having trouble getting an axle nut off; until the neighbor got me to stand on my breaker bar, then tapped on the end with my five pound sledge hammer until the nut broke loose.

That seemed a lot more effective than trying to jump up and down on the breaker bar; with the sharp tap of the five pound sledge really going to work on the stuck nut, with all my weight keeping the force applied.

The amount of force used with the hammer seemed minimal; compared to the struggles trying to bring enough static weight to bear on the problem.

A little like a poor person's version of an impact wrench. I'm lucky to have a breaker bar; I've seen bed frames used in place of.

[TominMO]

Try jumping from a 6-foot or taller ladder. The acceleration should give you the force you need.

Man, I hate explaining jokes. This was intended to be humor. Oy.