I've never seen a torque setting for those, which makes sense, given the
fact that there are (or are supposed to be) flat rubber bushings between
the springs and the plates the U bolts go through. I just tighten them
until I see the rubber squash. If the back end seems sloppy, I tighten
them a bit more.
Remember to use nylock or other locking-type nuts!
Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
Jeff Boatright wrote:
>
> Spridgeteers,
>
> I replaced a rear spring this weekend (broke a leaf Friday night - I'm
> running out of spare parts that came with the car!). Anyway, how tight
> should the bolts be on the two U brackets that hold the spring to the axle?
> I have visions of crushing the axle housing...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
> http://www.molvis.org/molvis
> "Seeing the Future in a Very Tiny Way"
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