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Re: TR6 torque setting

To: Robert J Carley <rcarley@uoguelph.ca>
Subject: Re: TR6 torque setting
From: Ken Streeter <streeter@sanders.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 20:59:32 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <Pine.HPP.3.95.970314173324.12376A-100000@ccshst01>
Robert J Carley wrote:

> 1.  Can anyone provide me with the correct torque setting for attaching
> the front shocks of a TR6 to the brackets that attach the shock assembly
> to the lower spring pan? 

>From Bentley manual pg 54 (06.3 of factory book):

Damper to spring pan mounting           7/16"UNF   50 to 65 ft-lb       
 
> 2.  What is the torque setting for attaching these brackets to the lower
> spring pan (four nuts)?

>From Bentley manual pg 54 (06.3 of factory book):

Shock absorber mounting to spring pan   3/8"UNF     20 to 25 ft-lb

> I can't  decipher the factory manual on this one - I think one is 25#  and
> one is 65#, but I  don't know  which is which.

At least you have the right numbers!  (And are actually bothering
to use a torque wrench!)

--ken
'74 TR6 Daily Driver, well, at least 6 months each year...
VTR WWW Maintainer -- http://www.vtr.org


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