[DeTomaso] TORQUE SPECS REQUESTED

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

The later cars are not void of internal support while it may not be as sturdy as the earlier cars. In Charlies case the problem was not overtightening the bolt but rather ripping both rail sides, the bolt and whatever reinforcement there was sideways through the rail by mis-using the tow car tie down straps on the A-arm IIRC.

Oh, and to my knowledge no Panteras were actually US built... :-D

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David & Marilyn Bell" <davidabell at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Chris Lewis" <clewis at dancemusic.net>; "Detomaso at Realbig. Com" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: den 13 juli 2007 17:38
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] TORQUE SPECS REQUESTED


> 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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