I guessed on mine. I had the loose axle problem on my 72B after I
replaced the leaf springs and pads, even though the u-bolts had seemed
tight. I finally got the torque wrench and evenly tightened all the
bolts to about 25. I figured that was fairly conservative. Even then,
that was several more rotations on each nut. I couldn't find a torque
spec anywhere.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
dcouncill@msubillings.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Donahue
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 9:14 PM
To: mgs
Subject: Re: Follow up on lose rear axle
Is there a torque spec on the u-bolts? How far do you compress the
rubber
pads? It seems like the pads get really squished long before the u-bolts
are
'tight'.
Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
Cars: 52 MGTD - #17639
71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361
Member: NEMGTR #11470
NAMGBR # 7-3336
Hoosier MGB Club
Olde Octagons of Indiana
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