I'm in the middle of my front axle rebuild (Dana 60), and I'm trying to find the torque specs for a couple bolts. But so far, I'm having little luck. Does anyone know what to torque the axle nut to? In one thread I read it was 330ft-lbs, which seems like a lot. And in another thread, someone said 175ft-lbs, which seems too low. The axle nuts on my Ramcharger (Dana 44) get torqued more than that. So if anyone knows the correct rating, let me know.

Also, I've been told that the 12 point bolts that hold the hub to the steering knuckle need to be torqued to 130ft-lbs. Does that sound correct to anyone

Any replies are greatly appreciated. I'm hoping to get this thing together and back on the road by Wednesday.

 

My manual shows:

Front axle hub nut - 175 ft-lbs
Hub bearing-to-steering knuckle bolts - 125 ft-lbs

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks for the info! My torque wrench only goes up to 150...guess I'll have to run the axle nut on with an impact wrench.