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Ubolts under torqued

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 4WD, Jun 1, 2012.

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Are your U bolts tight ??

Poll closed Jul 1, 2012.

  1. Tight as they should be

    38 vote(s)
    67.9%

  2. Loose as hell

    18 vote(s)
    32.1%
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  1. Jan 1, 2013 at 11:57 AM
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    chris4x4 With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Moderator

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    Now Im picturing him going up to random tacomas, in parking lots, and loosening the springs.....
     
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  2. Jan 1, 2013 at 12:05 PM
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    Get it right, I'm tightening them & not random Tacomas, just 2nd gens...:cool:
     
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  3. Jan 1, 2013 at 12:10 PM
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    chris4x4 With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Moderator

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    LOL!!
     
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  4. Jan 1, 2013 at 2:23 PM
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  5. Jan 1, 2013 at 3:33 PM
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    :D:thumbsup::thumbsup:
     
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  6. Jan 1, 2013 at 3:51 PM
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    I was always told the anti sieze was bad to use on U bolts. :confused:
     
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  7. Jan 1, 2013 at 6:53 PM
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    Check my 2011 DC TRD with 31,000 miles. Yup they needed attention; they were torqued at approx 35ft. lbs., so increased them to 60 ft.lbs.

    Thanks for the heads up.

    Cheers

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  8. Jan 1, 2013 at 10:23 PM
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    You can always double-nut the ubolts if you're worried about them loosening up.
     
    monkeyface, Jan 1, 2013
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  9. Jan 2, 2013 at 12:41 PM
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    Can I just crawl under my truck and torque the nuts or do I have to have the axle free of the ground,that is jacked up? Also is there a torqeing sequence ? Info appreciated!! Thanks
     
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  10. Jan 2, 2013 at 12:50 PM
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    Just crawl under and torque. Keep the threads as even as possible...
     
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  11. Jan 2, 2013 at 1:13 PM
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    Thank you
     
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  12. Jan 2, 2013 at 3:05 PM
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    yeah you can crawl underneath but leave truck on ground so it has the "real world" weight on it & tighten away, don't think theres a sequence seeing how theres only 2 U bolts that are seperated from each other but snug them down evenly...


    Hey !! Get your own thread dude, then you can answer questions....:p j/k:D thanks Chris...
     
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  13. Jan 2, 2013 at 3:33 PM
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    Quit forgetting due to your advanced age that you have 2 threads with great info that I keep posting in! :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:D:eek:
     
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  14. Jan 2, 2013 at 3:34 PM
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    Post away brother... post away !!!:D
     
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  15. Jan 2, 2013 at 3:52 PM
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    When I installed my AP U-bolt flip kit, loosening the stock U-bolts took similar effort as loosening lugnuts. I used a 16" breaker bar. There wasn't any rust in the engaged portion of the U-bolt thread. Mine was NUMMI-built in 2010.
     
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  16. Jan 2, 2013 at 5:27 PM
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    Good guess that yours were up to snuff then, like I stated earlier in thread, it may not be all Tacomas, its just been every 2nd gen I've done in my region....
     
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  17. Jan 2, 2013 at 8:30 PM
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    Good deal, I can totally see where U bolts that aren't really as tight as they should be could cause vibs,shudders & exasperate axle wrap
     
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  18. Jan 2, 2013 at 9:37 PM
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    Out of probably close to 50 Tacomas here that have done my rear spring MOD (resulting in 2.5"-3.5" lift) The only Tacoma that has had any vib issues was mine....:D:eek::) No one else has reported any....(knock on wood) & its been over a year for most..
     
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  19. Jan 3, 2013 at 2:45 PM
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  20. Mar 10, 2013 at 7:03 AM
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    So is there any kind of definitive answer on this? Any negatives to this that went up to 73ft lbs?

    I am adding a 1" block next week so I want to torque to the proper spec
     
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