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Re: [Healeys] Steering arm torque

To: "'Herb Miller'" <hgmiller3@qwest.net>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering arm torque
From: "Dave Porter" <frogeye@porterscustom.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:11:12 -0600
Herb,
 Just a "WAG" as they say, but if 80 ft lbs is good for lug nuts, I'd guess
100 is sufficient for that nut. Since it is probably both tapered and
splined and uses a lock washer to boot, it isn't going to come apart without
a puller after once being tightened.  Using torque valves is really only
important when one needs to have even clamping over a multi-fastener object
or when delicate threads might be damaged from over tightening.
 Engineers? Your thoughts.. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Herb Miller
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:56 PM
To: healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Steering arm torque

What torque should be applied to the big nut that holds the steering  
arm to the steering box? I do not find the value in my shop manual.
Herb Miller

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