Torque Specs for Panhard
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Torque Specs for Panhard
I have two sets of specs: panhard to axel 93 lbs and panhard to body bracket 58 or panhard to axel 59 ft. lbs and panhard to body bracket 78. The first from my shop man, the second from Chilton's. What's up with such a difference?
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Typical stuff from manuals....
Torque specs go with hardware size. Basically, if it needed more or less clamping than that size of hardware provides, they would have selected a different size of hardware. That size hardware calls for about 75-80 ft-lbs. Since the hardware is the same size at both ends, I can't feature why it would need to be different, or why one manual would show it higher at one end than the other and the other show it in reverse. I doubt anyone here can explain that.
The oddball numbers are the result of conversion from metric to SAE. The tolerance in the lock nut, the anti-seize you will be using on the threads, etc. etc. will affect the torque as much, or more than, the difference between 58 and 59 ft lbs or possibly even between 78 and 93 ft-lbs.
Sound like this might be one of those times to ignore the nit-picking in the manuals and rely on common sense instead. Basically it needs to be tight enough not to fall off, but not so tight that it crushes the sleeve or ruins the brackets. Beyond that, it doesn't matter.
Torque specs go with hardware size. Basically, if it needed more or less clamping than that size of hardware provides, they would have selected a different size of hardware. That size hardware calls for about 75-80 ft-lbs. Since the hardware is the same size at both ends, I can't feature why it would need to be different, or why one manual would show it higher at one end than the other and the other show it in reverse. I doubt anyone here can explain that.
The oddball numbers are the result of conversion from metric to SAE. The tolerance in the lock nut, the anti-seize you will be using on the threads, etc. etc. will affect the torque as much, or more than, the difference between 58 and 59 ft lbs or possibly even between 78 and 93 ft-lbs.
Sound like this might be one of those times to ignore the nit-picking in the manuals and rely on common sense instead. Basically it needs to be tight enough not to fall off, but not so tight that it crushes the sleeve or ruins the brackets. Beyond that, it doesn't matter.
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