Toe-inducing Bushings Gone Crazy?

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07-31-2003, 11:17 PM

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pengaru

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Originally Posted by RX-7Aggie' date='Aug 1 2003, 03:26 AM

yeah, i've had my derilin bushings sitting in the box for the last 2 months b/c i dont have to tools to change this crap out, and i know my mechanic will charge over $200 to do it, so i'd rather save the money and do it myself.

question: how do i torque the hub bolt back down to 490 ft-lbs? how do you measure that, my wrench only goes to 150 lol

I don't remember the torque value from the fsm but whatever it is, you can use simple leverage to multiply your torque.

if it's say 400 ft-lbs, you can take a rachet, and use a pipe, the measure the distance from the pivot to your weight, and multiply your weight accordingly... say if you weigh 200lbs, and hang off the pipe, you can go 2 feet out to obtain 400 ft-lbs. get it?

08-01-2003, 01:04 AM

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yeah, i get it, ghetto, but i guess that will have to work

and after looking at mazdatrix's writeup, it doesn't look too bad. although i dont really want to cut off my dust shield, and i dont want to have to pull off the hub

any suggestions?

08-01-2003, 01:10 AM

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I don't remember cutting anything.

I don't consider using a lever to multiply torque as 'ghetto', it's intelligent.

08-01-2003, 02:43 AM

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its relatively intelligent, although ghetto compared to using an air wrench/rachet/whatever with a specific torque setting on it

08-01-2003, 08:14 AM

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wow, that will really help me out in the future. Thanks for the info!

08-01-2003, 09:22 AM

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i dont see why its ghetto either. Its a good way to measure it when you have no other means. And at that level it does not have to be exactly on the mark.

08-01-2003, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by rfreeman27' date='Aug 1 2003, 10:22 AM

i dont see why its ghetto either. Its a good way to measure it when you have no other means. And at that level it does not have to be exactly on the mark.

Just because it's not using a special tool, with precise increments (although you could actually be precise), someone might think it's ghetto. I think that would work great, especially if you have a breaker bar marked in feet, and you know your own weight.

08-01-2003, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by RX-7Aggie' date='Aug 1 2003, 01:04 AM

ITS NOT "GHETTO", its basic physics 101. BTW, it is a QA Approved procedure to use torque multiplying devices for Nuclear Level I,II and III as well as SUBSAFE LEVEL work.

08-01-2003, 12:50 PM

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i don't think it's 400 ft/lbs... i think its 230 ft/lbs.

i can't remember... iahve the bushings sitting on my desk for the past 3 months as well, i need to change the rear bearings at the same time.