Diff mounting torque settings?

[dptdpt]

Can anyone help me with the torque settings for Clubsport diff mounting?

The eight bolts (four each side) which bolt into the threaded aluminium - don't want to do these up too tight

Thanks as always for the help on here

[SportsLibre]

we just nip them up tight by hand with a standard length spanner. there should be no need to over tighten them.

[Laurence7]

dptdpt said:

...don't want to do these up too tight

... cos if you do, you'll warp the washers and, more seriously, distort the mounting plates around the slotted holes.

I wasn't happy with this arrangement so have replaced the eight plain washers with four 2mm thick steel plates, each with a 5/16" hole at each end. The plates are installed in place of the washers and are arranged horizontally, each picking up two of the diff bolts. The idea is to be able to fully tighten the bolts without distorting the mounting plates. Seems to work

[BertBert]

Laurence7 said:

Seems to work

Is that in a "I drove it on track and it was brilliant" sense Laurence?!!!

Sorry!!!!

Bert

[splitpin]

Relative to the OP, might this be handy? >

http://www.yetmans.mb.ca/kohler/page3/page3.html#m...

PS Look carefully as sometimes the Nm equivalent is given in ftlb, other times in inlb!!!!

Edited by splitpin on Tuesday 5th October 22:35

[dptdpt]

Very handy Splitpin. Thank you.

[Laurence7]

BertBert said:

Is that in a "I drove it on track and it was brilliant" sense Laurence?!!!

Sorry!!!!

Bert

...ooof! low punch Bert!

[BertBert]

Laurence7 said:

BertBert said:

Is that in a "I drove it on track and it was brilliant" sense Laurence?!!!

Sorry!!!!

Bert

...ooof! low punch Bert!

Come on Laurence, we miss you!
It was a bit below the belt...sorry!

Bert

[Laurence7]

BertBert said:

Laurence7 said:

BertBert said:

Is that in a "I drove it on track and it was brilliant" sense Laurence?!!!

Sorry!!!!

Bert

...ooof! low punch Bert!

Come on Laurence, we miss you!
It was a bit below the belt...sorry!

Bert

I'm sure there was no offence meant on your part Bert, and certainly none taken on mine (it's sometimes difficult to see when a writer has his tongue in his cheek ).

This year hasn't been the best for me, with too many demands on time and funds, but I'm now very much hoping to make it out on track next year, unless of course Lord Montague takes a shine to what must now be the best preserved Clubsport on the planet!

Laurence

[splitpin]

Laurence7 said:

unless of course Lord Montague takes a shine to what must now be the best preserved Clubsport on the planet!

Laurence

In which case make sure he/they pay you the price of a new PR6