drive shaft nut torque

BongoedIslander · Post by **BongoedIslander** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:37 pm

apologies if this is query is duplicated . .
..anybody know the torque setting for the front drive shaft nut .. my cv joint needs replacing..thanks in advance . .

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:06 pm

My driveshafts have been on and off like a tart's knickers but I've never seen my mechanic using a torque wrench.

Mark front of drive shaft and corresponding bit before removal so that it doesn't upset the balance.

Undo the four bolts/nuts holding it onto the rear of the front diff.

Undo the U bracket/bearing half way along.

The driveshaft should now simply wiggle out, bending in the middle.

Good luck

H

MountainGoat · Post by **MountainGoat** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:44 pm

All that I can find in my copy of the Bongo Friendee Service Manual is that it says:

JOINT SHAFT

After applying the three bond TB127C (8527 77 739) to the touching surface, install quickly and tighten the bolt to the specified torque.

Tightening torque: 37~53N∙m {3.7~5.5kgf∙m}

BongoedIslander · Post by **BongoedIslander** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:33 pm

thanks for that guys ..quick response ,as usual

BongoedIslander · Post by **BongoedIslander** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:34 pm

Hi people, fitted a new CV joint o/s yesterday . .its a remanufactured unit from AMK Automotive ;part no..TDL9593R..
fairly straight forward ,once I managed to separate the joint from the shaft..had to resort to making cuts into the central ball carrier with a cutting disc ..tight as the proverbial ducks ass . .
one thing to note for those of you attempting the job with this brand the new nut is 32 mm..the original is 36mm ,also they supply a distance piece ,which is wholly inadequate which takes up behind the nut and bares on the hub face . .I had to fabricate a thick washer approx 7mm the diameter of the hub nut washer to bare on the hub face . .chucked the other one ,it was no more than a thin ring 4.5mm thick .so that I could dimple the lock nut into the groove of the CV thread . .
incidently Moutaingoat . .the torgue settings of 37-53 newtons is wrong..perhaps a misreading?
Its actually 236-314 newtons [24-36kgf-m] quite a difference !

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:24 pm

Oh...them shafts

Thought you meant driveshafts/propshafts

Well done for sorting it out

H

drive shaft nut torque

drive shaft nut torque

torgue setting . .

front drive shaft torgue setting ?