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Re: 2.0 8V bottom end rebuild (by idiots)
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 3:22 pm
by bump_drft
Ah yes, we thought that might be the case, but there were nuts on it already tightened so we thought maybe that was wrong.
edit: nevermind I found axle nut torque: 233 ft lbs! That's a lot!
Re: 2.0 8V bottom end rebuild (by idiots)
Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 5:58 am
by Dieselman
bump_drft wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 3:22 pm
I found axle nut torque: 233 ft lbs! That's a lot!
It's due to the drive-shaft clamping the two halves of the wheel bearing together. Don't forget to fit the castellated nut and R clip.
If you don't have a suitable torque wrench, just use a horizontal 3 foot bar and hang 78 Lbs from it, or 32kg @ 1 metre. Gravity will do the hard work for you.
Alternatively, weld a socket on to the bar at the appropriate length and use a torque wrench that can generate the reduced torque figure.