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24-02-2008, 03:55 PM
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Escort MkII 1977 2.0L
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Adelaide
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Hi All,
Took my rear axle assembly out for a good clean. Now its time to put it back in. Both my manuals (Ford and Gregorys) say to tighten U bolt nuts and drive pinion flange bolts to specified torque yet I can't seem to find what those specified torques are. Any ideas?? |
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24-02-2008, 09:01 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 19
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hey i have an escort MKII 1978 will check my manual, i have it close by as i have been trying to solve the mystery of the missing coolant for a week now....
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24-02-2008, 09:11 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 19
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looking at the rear axle chapter of my manual, i find these torque wrench settings;
axle shaft flange bolts 25Nm differential carrier to axle housing 41Nm carrier bearing cap bolts 69Nm |
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24-02-2008, 11:09 PM
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Escort MkII 1977 2.0L
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 93
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25-02-2008, 07:38 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 556
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Disregard the torque setting in the manuals if your u-bolt look a bit dodgy. I sold a guy all my spare u-bolts and he snapped all 3 sets because he insisted on achieving the torque setting in the manual....You'd think you'd learn after breaking the second set.
 : Obviously after 30 years the original u-bolts aren't up to it, so just tighten them to a reasonable level. I've replaced diffs contless times and I've never had one come loose and my old RS used to give them a good old pounding.
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25-02-2008, 12:16 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 19
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fair enough point as set above
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Torque for U bolts and drive pinion flange
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