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Post Lift Re-Torquing of U-Bolts Question

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by dumbassdave, Mar 31, 2017.

  1. Mar 31, 2017 at 10:47 AM
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    dumbassdave

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    My lift has been on for 6 months and I've heard of U-bolts stretching a bit and needing to get retorqued, so I here we go.....

    They looked pretty seized on there already, so I thought I would back them off and then retorque. Problem is, that after backing them off and then hitting them with the torque wrench they are already at 74 ft/lb. They were certainly not overtorqued originally as I'm pretty fussy about stuff like that.

    I've also heard that torque values are "moving torques" meaning that even though I checked all the other ones and they were all at 74 ft/lb, that could just be due to them being seized on?

    I thought about giving them a WD-40 hose down, but wouldn't lube affect the torque too?

    Thing is, everyone here gets used to how their truck feels on the road, and maybe I have gotten used to a truck that has U-bolts that need a little snugging up. I dunno.

    Any thoughts or suggestions out there?
     
  2. Mar 31, 2017 at 4:21 PM
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    jberry813

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    Shit on the road will corrode the nuts to the bolts. Honestly 6 months is too long to wait for a re-torque, especially in winter.

    Do not lube the threads, torque wrench will be way off. It's just u-bolts, so just set your wrench to 85 and crank them back down.
     
  3. Apr 3, 2017 at 2:41 PM
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    dumbassdave

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    Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a shot next time my driveway is dry. Maybe they didn't need tightening at all anyways? After lifting my Tacoma I checked the U-Bolts every two weeks for a couple of month and none of them were loosened at all.
     
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