It's also the "nature of the beast" with a steel stud in alum. Every time
the nut is loosened the stud comes out a bit. Successive loosening and the
stud isn't held in by many threads and it'll strip when torqued. You should
check that the stud is "tight" before you put it back together. Motorcycle
engines are very suseptible to this.
John
71TR6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Davis" <jdavis344@bellsouth.net>
To: "'michael lunsford'" <mblunsfordsr@yahoo.com>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 9:27 AM
Subject: RE: Stripped Stud in Trailing Arm
> Mike's right, it's 14-16 lbs. in Hanes and 16 lbs. in the factory
> manual.
>
> Jim Davis
> Fortson, GA
> CF38690UO
> CF37325U
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of michael lunsford
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 11:18 AM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Stripped Stud in Trailing Arm
>
>
> I noticed that the responses to Mark Creamer's stripped stud in his
> trailing arm didn't mention the fact that the recommended torque on
> these studs is miniscule compared to what we are used to elsewhere. I
> don't have my torque spec book handy but recommend you look at it before
> you crank the nuts on the refurbished stud. I too have had to resort to
> helicoils in this area.
>
> Mike Lunsford, 1970 TR6, Just back from the Meade Gardens All British
> Show in Winter Park, Fl. Great event around 250 cars, good job
> guys/gals.
>
>
>
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