40 Ford rear axle nut
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JM 35 Sedan
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This information was posted on Bill B's Techno website years ago. This is the specification that I use, but some will torque to a lower number, possibly because they do not have a torque wrench that will read this high.
The 'V8 Times', Sept/Oct 98 Issue, pages 46 and 48, quotes several Ford Service Letters and later corrections.
The final direction on tightening axle nuts reads: "tighten nut 356074-S to 200 to 220 foot pounds; then continue tightening to the next castellation providing final resultant torque does not exceed 275 foot pounds."
The 'V8 Times', Sept/Oct 98 Issue, pages 46 and 48, quotes several Ford Service Letters and later corrections.
The final direction on tightening axle nuts reads: "tighten nut 356074-S to 200 to 220 foot pounds; then continue tightening to the next castellation providing final resultant torque does not exceed 275 foot pounds."
Lawson Cox
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Would you believe I was helping a guy with his brakes. He said, let me remove the rear brake drum and show you the wheel cylinder. He grabbed a 6" crescent wrench and after removing the cotter pin, loosened the nut with it. Not only was it "just that tight", he had the taper greased. I almost dropped my teeth. I educated him on the spot. Obvious he doesn't know crap about old Fords, if any other makes for that matter.