I'm in the middle of my front axle rebuild (Dana 60), and I'm trying to find the torque specs for a couple bolts. But so far, I'm having little luck. Does anyone know what to torque the axle nut to? In one thread I read it was 330ft-lbs, which seems like a lot. And in another thread, someone said 175ft-lbs, which seems too low. The axle nuts on my Ramcharger (Dana 44) get torqued more than that. So if anyone knows the correct rating, let me know.

Also, do the 12 point bolts that hold the hub to the steering knuckle need to be torqued? If so, how much?

Any replies are greatly appreciated. I'm hoping to get this thing together and back on the road by Wednesday.

 

I believe the 4 12pt. hub bolts are 130lb.ft. The 1 11/16 axle I always just ran it on with the impact so I can't help you with that.

Rick

 

just going off memory i think the 1 11/16 axle nut is 180..

 

Thanks for the replies. I found out that the correct rating for the axle nut is. 175....according to the service manual. I didn't have a torque wrench that went that high (mine only goes to 150), so I just used a breaker bar and torqued it good. When I do my locker in the fall I'll make sure to get a bigger torque wrench!