Prop shaft torque

[ianwhitewick]

Hi, just torquing up the prop shafts on the cerbera. The at the top of the forum it says 45. I've had a mate who lost a prop shaft from lose bolts and want to avoid this! Any experience? I'll add thread lock too.
Thanks

[phillpot]

Chimaera/Griffith (same?) is 35-45 lb ft or 47-61Nm



Never used a torque wrench myself, difficult enough to get a ring spanner on many props never mind a socket and torque wrench, I think the "Threadlock" is the important bit

[pmessling]

The prop bolts are nyloc nuts any way and yes i've never been able to get a torque wrench in there either, 45 isn't much so doing them tight with a spanner should be enough, thats what i've had mine at and always been fine, and removed the bolts a good few times now.

[ianwhitewick]

Thanks guys.

And the CV joints to the wheels and diff?

[phillpot]

32-35 lb ft.


any more?

[ianwhitewick]

That's it for the mo.

Appreciate it.

Thanks

[ukkid35]

I found that the clunk from the rear of my car was not the front diff bushes, but instead lose propshaft bolts! They are so well obscured by the chassis member that getting two spanners on them is quite a feat. Getting a torque wrench on them would be very impressive.

[GT6k]

I have had propshaft bolts work loose before so the torque figure I use is a piece of scaffolding over the spanner and two mates. Also I always use new nuts and bolts for reassembly