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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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Torque Specs

Can one of you all knowing Cummins dudes give me the torque specs for the mounting bolts on the Steering box for an '03 4x4 quad cab 3500 Cummins?

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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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From: Casco
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the steering gear on the frame rail and
install the three mounting bolts (Fig. 4). Tighten the
mounting bolts to 196 N·m (145 ft. lbs.).
(2) Align steering coupler on gear shaft. Install
pinch bolt and tighten to 49 N·m (36 ft. lbs.) torque.
(3) Align and install the pitman arm (Refer to 19 -
STEERING/LINKAGE/PITMAN ARM - INSTALLATION).
(4) Install the washer and retaining nut on the pitman
shaft. Tighten the nut to 305 N·m (225 ft. lbs.).
(5) Connect fluid hoses to steering gear (Refer to
19 - STEERING/PUMP/HOSES - INSTALLATION),
tighten to 31 N·m (23 ft. lbs.).
(6) Add fluid, (Refer to 19 - STEERING/PUMP -
STANDARD PROCEDURE).
(7) Reset the toe and center the steering wheel
(Refer to 2 - SUSPENSION/WHEEL ALIGNMENT -
STANDARD PROCEDURE).
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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