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Drive shaft maintenance

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by maxpower29, Apr 27, 2015.

  1. Apr 27, 2015 at 3:01 PM
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    I know it's probably simple but is there any videos on how to Re-torque the drive shaft?
     
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    I have heard people do it with crowsfeet but wouldn't the Torque be off then?
     
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    Right in the owners manual it says to retorque the driveshaft every "x" miles. Not the u-joints, but the connection to the rear axle. The problem is, if you thought getting a grease gun into the front driveshaft was interesting, it's impossible to get a socket into the space to tighten those bolts. I saw a thread once that mentioned crowsfeet extensions, but crowsfeet will not allow you to accurately torque the bolt.

    I'm just wondering if someone has the Toyota protocol on this.
     
  5. Apr 27, 2015 at 4:11 PM
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    Ya that's pretty much it. I would like to have an idea is of how everyone is doing it. Never did it before myself
     
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    Personally, and I'm not satisfied with this answer, I've never had to tighten those bolts on any truck I've owned previously. Even the trucks at work which are regularly abused have never had that done to my knowledge. So I think it's probably not a big deal, but it would be nice to know.
     
  7. May 7, 2015 at 9:03 PM
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    Never found a good video or anything on torquing it yet
     
  8. May 7, 2015 at 9:07 PM
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    I've removed mine a couple times and never torqued with a torque wrench. Just make sure the mating surfaces are clean and free of debris, put bolts in and nuts on and tighten good with wrenches.
     
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    Mounting the crow foot adapter at 90 deg will not put a ratio on the torque wrench reading:

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    But I wouldn't bother with it. Just take a couple of long wrenches and give each bolt a tug to make sure it hasn't loosened. In theory, the driveshaft rotation imparts a force couple on the flange bolts, causing them to loosen. In practice, the bolts are more likely to corrode and seize...

    It's more important to check the leaf pack U-bolt torque, since the leaf pack can settle and compress over time, reducing the clamping force.
     
  10. May 8, 2015 at 3:09 AM
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    Thanks guys that's what I was looking for
     
  11. May 8, 2015 at 10:47 AM
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    /\ sThis.... Toyota did that right, my bolts are rusted in. They not coming out with out blow torch, dynamite or some other violent force.
     

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