Track Bar Torque

[Hummin Cummins]

Installing a track bar for the first time tomorrow and was wondering how tight the nut on the frame end should be? Is there a spec anyone has in the service manual?



Thanks,

Chris

 

[BK]

my 99 fsm say



70 ft/lbs for the nut on the ball stud , on the frame



130ft/lbs for the bolt at the axle tube.

 

[Tomeygun]

well i don't know about you, but i took the air-gun and held it on till it didn't move any more...

noticeable increase in steering improvment



torque spec... i dont need no stinkin torque sepc!

 

[BK]

well the torque specs tend to help me not to break things.

I'm pretty well known for



" ... . oh just a bit tighter... . just a little more"... . 'SNAP'... ugh... @#$@#$@#$^#$%.



My wife has tons of foder to keep my friends rolling on the ground with.



Never mind nuts, bolts, drivers,breaker bars... ... it doesnt stop there...

-shovels, broom handles, sledge hammers, axes, car door.....



It's been a family joke since my teen years.

 

[Hummin Cummins]

Thanks for the info guys. Been working the graveyard shift, no time for posting. Installation went ok, but now the steering wheel is not quite 1/4 off center. Sure is nice not to have the "klunk" anymore. I went with a Spicer trackbar about $138. 00. Not sure of any warranty, but I'll see how it holds up. Who makes the factory one for DC?