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Reply to "Tighten rear axle nuts with a “torque multiplier”?"

marlinjack posted:

…A 4 Foot Bar with 100 Pounds on the End will give you 400 Ft/Lbs.

With the Assembly Mounted ON THE VEHICLE; I torqued the Nuts until they would Not Tighten Any Further.

Had a Helper hold the Brakes, and had the Tire on the Floor, with the Full Weight of the Car, to hold from turning. Tighten Beyond the Brake Slipping and the Tire Slips on the Floor, repeat as Necessary. As Tight as You can get it, will be More than 400 Ft/Lbs.

REMEMBER! The Drivers' (On American Cars) LEFT side Nut has the LEFT-Hand Thread!! 'Mass at Rest 'Tends' to Stay at Rest!'

...Last, You are NOT to Re-Use, the Original Nuts! They must be New.

Marlin 

Well sure, but it depends on where you stand on the bar. You need room for two feet and be positioned so you don't hit yourself in the private parts.

I said this isn't easy and it's a wonder I didn't kill or mame myself right?

 

Also, YOU CAN'T just hold the assembly on two lug studs, you will snap, shear those suckers right off. The studs, not your privates...but . Best to make a plate and use all 5.

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