[DeTomaso] Rear Suspension Lower Support Shaft Torque - 95 ft. lbs. !?

[byrdjf at embarqmail.com]

First, Having absolutely NO hands on experience, looking at parts list I thought the components along that bolt "stack up" and thus the tightening should not effect rotation.
Here is the cartoon I HOPE the shop assembled mine to.
joe

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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of John Taphorn
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 10:42 AM
To: Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Suspension Lower Support Shaft Torque - 95 ft. lbs. !?

Mike
The nut have my locks and I've never seen one back off. That said, I tighten them enough that the hub carrier will rotate on the axis without bind.

JT

On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 6:19 PM Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmailcom>
wrote:

>    Assembling my rear suspension and when I checked the assembly
>    instructions in the technical manuals for the lower support shaft it
>    indicated 95 ft. lbs. for the bolts at either end of the shaft.
>
>
>    I have one of Byars greaseable support shaft assemblies, very similar
>    to what Larry Stock sells, and I don't recall if the torque specs  for
>    that are any different.  95 ft. lbs. seems like a lot of twist.
>
>
>    Larry, et al, what say you?
>
>
>    Thanks
>
>    Mike Thomas
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