| Grant | -- 07-18-2014 @ 4:06 PM |
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How many foot pounds of torque should be used when tightening down wheel nuts on a 1936 Ford passenger car?
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| ken ct. | -- 07-18-2014 @ 5:18 PM |
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Ive NEVER torqued wheel nuts from 15 yrs old till present day @ 75 yrs old ??????? ken ct.
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| supereal | -- 07-18-2014 @ 8:58 PM |
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I agree with Ken regarding the lug nuts, but if you are referring to the nuts holding the rear hub to the axle, the answer is to get them as tight as possible. We use a breaker bar with a piece of pipe for leverage. If you mark the position if the hole for the cotter pin with a file or wick pen on the end of the axle, it makes the job easier. In over 60 years of working on old Fords, I have yet to twist off an axle end that isn't cracked or stripped. This message was edited by supereal on 7-18-14 @ 8:59 PM
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| JM | -- 07-19-2014 @ 4:48 AM |
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If you are referring to the nut that holds the hub/drum on the tapered axel: 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." If are referring to lug nuts that hold the wheel on the drum, I have no idea what that actual torque should be. John This message was edited by JM on 7-19-14 @ 5:06 AM
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| TomO | -- 07-19-2014 @ 6:38 AM |
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I don't know of any specifications for the lug nuts on the early cars, but for people that don't have the years of experience, 80 ft lbs is a a number that should keep the lugs from loosening and not break the stud. Tom
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| Grant | -- 07-20-2014 @ 7:09 AM |
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Thank you, gentlemen. The shop manual for our '51 says "tighten the nuts to 65-75 foot-pounds torque" . I had heard that the '36 to '39 wide five wheels were different, but couldn't remember the requirement. When the new wheels and tires are installed today, torque will be set at 80 as recommended by TomO.
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