After U-Bolt Retorquing

The factory service manual...

I created the u-bolt thread before the FSM came out.
I used 75 ft-lbs because that is what I was accustomed to on my 2nd gen.

52 ft-lbs is perfectly acceptable given correct diameter and thread size/pitch.

 

I thought it was 83, but I haven't touched mine in a while so I could be wrong. The use of loctite is also part of OP's new problem.

 

Would you care to ss it for me?

 

Maybe...what's "ss"?

 

I took my u-bolts off to install Sumo Springs between 15 and 20k miles. I replaced them with new u-bolts from Wheeler off-road around 35k miles. My alignment has been perfect.

I doubt you have anything to worry about.

 

Screenshot or a quick pic

I like the maybe part without you knowing

 

I might be wrong but I recall the maintenance manual says not to reuse the u bolt nuts. I don’t know if anything bad will happen but since they are easy to do you might want to get 8 new ones.

 

So they maybe torque to yield?

 

LOL...I figured it out.

 

BOOM! flavor towned.

 

Thank you- saved!

According to this is not listed as non reusable parts

edit: never mind those were for the bushing so not sure

 

Aha, the Newton-metre rears its ugly head!

How many folks here have torque wrenches with N*m units? Pretty sure mine’s in ft-lbs.

Edit: I assumed this was a nod to the 70 vice 52 situash.

 

I had to double check the legend. I think mine has both markings

 

YEAH

 

If the truck drives straight on a flat surface (with no road crown), then no. If it pulls to one side, and nothing else is amiss (like uneven tire pressures), you can take it to a shop for a thrust angle adjustment - basically adjusting front toe to match a crooked rear axle.

Note: I've seen first hand a shop doing more harm than good on an alignment rack. Go only if you notice a problem, not for "peace of mind".

 

I'm sorry, I can't help it lol

 

I have a torque wrench in Nm and ft-lbs. I know because I always double check which legend I am looking at when setting the wrench.

 

U bolt threads are cold rolled and shouldn’t be reused.

 

So it’s the ubolts not the nuts?

 

Wut?