[DeTomaso] TORQUE SPECS REQUESTED

[David & Marilyn Bell]

This should only be an issue for later non-US built Panteras.  I've
literally tightened the bee-geebers out of my a-arm to frame rail bolts with
a 1/2" drive breaker bar(RFT) with zero problem.

Some (all?) of the later non-US cars apparently did not have the same
internal supports in the frame rails that the US cars had.  These cars are
candidates for the frame rails to crush (as Charlie McCall discovered with
his GT5-S).

Dave Bell

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Chris Lewis
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 10:25 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] TORQUE SPECS REQUESTED
Importance: High


What should the torque specs be for the bolt on connectors that attach the
lower rear A-Arms to the frame?  You know the ones that go throught the
frame and then attach the lower part of the rear a-arm to the car.

I have heard about people who went for an alignment and had the frame rails
crushed by over zealous techs over-torquing in this area.


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