Thread: Emergency Help!!! Front Hub Nut Spun off

118ft lbs.

Dont forget the the pin

There is no cotter pin holes on axle shafts, not on a 3800 axle that I've seen.

Originally Posted by CrazyGuy03

Dont forget the the pin

What?

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

There is no cotter pin holes on axle shafts, not on a 3800 axle that I've seen.

yall missed the perfect opportunity for some sarcasm ... lmao

ive seen the gamut of ~120-140ish ftlbs, seems to be whatever number they pulled out of a hat cause they all use the same bearing/outer tulip

Old specs were 150 or so, and current specs are 118 or so. I've used both, and bearings failed with both torque settings.

If you used All-Data the only year that was ever 159 ft lbs was 2001 but 97-00 was 118 and same with 2002+. No idea why that is and this was 3-4 years ago when I still could use it. Even any of the other w-body and H-body cars that use the same bearings got either the same tq spec or a slightly different.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

If you used All-Data the only year that was ever 159 ft lbs was 2001 but 97-00 was 118 and same with 2002+.

Old AllData and my 2002GT.....

Here is a 2002 model year using the 2012+ version of the online all data.

Was just saying there are two specs out there, which there are.

There shouldn't be if it's the same site used but it comes down to what version you are using.

Mitchel has it at 118ft lbs. Chiltons and Haynes manuals I don't even bother looking at for specs, as they can differ so much. I don't torque anything down anyway unless it's a super important like head studs, internal engine parts, lug nuts. Everything else gets the brap brap with my impact gun or my perfected german torque spec.

much like setting up most bearings when new... I shoot for the high spec, when reassembling used I go for the low spec.

Pinion bearings carrier bearings you name it