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torque for front drive shaft bolt

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njdudsbury:
Put it this way mine was never torqued up to that figure of 200 NM + 180 degrees as it come un done dead easy with a lot smaller bar than I tightend it up with.
If you put the orignial figure on of 70NM + 90 degrees the bolts is over 200NM as I checked it afterwards to make sure and the torque wrench clicked at 200NM without moving.
The resultant end load in the bolt is the important bit which should be the same irrelevant of the configuration. Mine is staying like that. The torque of 200NM + 180 must be massive!

mcgc0:
A quick resurrection of this topic to ask a couple of questions;

- Is it a given that all 'new' bolts are, or should be, the 12pt type (ribbed or unribbed)?

- Just picked up a boot kit from Eurocarparts to find that, despite being shown in the description, there is no hub bolt in the box. OK to reuse (with thread lock) the one taken off?

- The new boot is also made of polyethylene plastic. Is that the norm these days (i.e. rubber versions gradually being replaced with the 'plastic' version, but equally as good)?

Thanks

rxpx69:
I bought an SKF set of outer CV joints and they came with the old style bolt, the old ones on the car were an 17mm allen hex which caught me off guard as who has one of those!  :scared:

terrier:
Someone been there before you :signLOL: No washer,flanged bolt  :thinking:

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