Treachery
Moderator
I know that I'll need to grease the bushings, and plan to do so when I install the shock that sits lonely in the garage. But I loosened the pivot bolt to see if I could nudge the right side rearset out to get some working room to remove the rear brake hose. I was too lazy to take the belly pan off to get to the bottom-front rearset bolt, so I just tapped it back to the left and snugged it up.
Now, I looked up the torque spec for that bigass bolt; 103.3 Ft.lbs. That's some tight right there, but not really surprising, given the size of the bolt. But...I did it in steps: 50, then 75, then (the plan was) 100. I hadda put a wrench on the right side, as the bolt started turning between 75 and 100 Ft. Lbs. But dayum! It really seemed like a lot of turning between 75 and a hunnert. I stopped. I kept envisioning the oil filter cover and the crushed gum-wrapper fasteners, and was afraid the dang thing would break. Anybody else have this experience?
Now, I looked up the torque spec for that bigass bolt; 103.3 Ft.lbs. That's some tight right there, but not really surprising, given the size of the bolt. But...I did it in steps: 50, then 75, then (the plan was) 100. I hadda put a wrench on the right side, as the bolt started turning between 75 and 100 Ft. Lbs. But dayum! It really seemed like a lot of turning between 75 and a hunnert. I stopped. I kept envisioning the oil filter cover and the crushed gum-wrapper fasteners, and was afraid the dang thing would break. Anybody else have this experience?
