Greetings all,
I got curious and checked my Car Disc and by golly there is a torque for
that pinion nut. They call it "the ring nut securing the flange to the
propeller shaft". Go figure. Anyhow the torque is 57.5 to 101 Ft Lbs.
From reading the procedure I discover that the preload on the bearings is
achieved by use of a spacer and shims between the bearings so unless you
really crank down on that nut you shouldn't crush the spacer (like you did in
the old Fords to adjust them) and you should be fine.
Stan,
I will send you a separate E-mail with 3 pictures I captured from the card
disc. If anyone else would like to have these just let me know.
Skip Patnode
67 Duetto
Norfolk, Va.
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:42:34 EDT
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: [alfa] Re: Torquing Pinion
>
> So at home in the garage with the car on jack stands the pinion on an 88
> spider needs to be tightened.. It is severely loose and needs a new seal..
> I have the socket type tool but is there a specific torque or do I need
> more
> tools to make this work correctly? Plan to pull the pinion nut and
> replace the seal then >>>>>>>>>>>>
> thanks
> Stan
> 67 Spider Green
> 86 spider Black
> 86 spider Red
> 86 spider White
> 86 spider Quad Silver
> 91 spider Red
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