Torque settings for front suspension

[Steve W]

Hopefully a quick question about torque settings for front suspension.

My car is an early Di Dion with trunions on the uprights. Now what is the correct torque setting for the front and rear lower wishbone mounts ?

The build manual seems to suggest 45 lb/ft but the owners guide if I'm reading it right say's 60. I have used 45 as 60 seemed to deform the rubber bush on the wishbone?

 

Ok one more, How do you torque up the upper damper to wishbone mount ? I guess I need a socket with a 3/8th's allen key bit but there's no room to clear the body work. What's the trick here ?

 

 

Edited by - steve w on 4 Feb 2002 10:00:31

[Steve W]

Ok I know this is the most dull question but someone please help !!!

[Casbar]

I went for 45lbs on the wishbones.

 

I managed to torque the upper damper, by using an allen key socket and an extension bar. The body work around there is reasonably flexi, so I taped some thin plastic around the hole where the shock mounts, then pushed the socket on.

 

Older cars have a bolt that holds the shocker on, not a cap head as the newer cars have. So to get the bolt out, you had to flex the body work, so it won't do any damage, as long as you protect the paint work.

[Steve W]

Thanks. At last an answer. I thought 45 was right ?

I don't have a 3/8th's allen key socket but I might try cutting the shaft of a allen key and then I can put that in a socket.

[Big Brother]

Is this also the setting for the smaller bolt that holds the front "leg" of the lower wishbone?

 

Steve

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