Thanks Dennis. A 3/8" drive crows foot I purchased looks like it won't handle the 100+ ft-lb torque required. I also purchased a new shallow 7/8" 6 pt. impact socket. I'll cut it shorter then weld a a plate steel arm and possibly a socket to that for torque wrench. Given your Loctite suggestion due to added length, is calculating a new torque value basically moot? I found it interesting that on spare arms I'm sprucing up, none of the 8 bolts in question had washers. They're also shorter than what I found on the arms I'm replacing.
On 4/22/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Remove the brake backing plate and use a chrome or thin wall impact and > properly torque these bolts. Some red Loctite is a very good idea here. I > also prefer to replace these. Having this connection fail can make for a > very bad day. > > Dennis > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> |
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