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Mail From: mastros (MICHAEL MASTROIANNI)

I can't seem to find any torque specification for the power steering cylinder to centerlink? Does it just get tightened enough to line up the hole on the castellated nut for a cotter pin? Or does it get the 30-40 ft.lbs. that the tie-rods to centerlink get?

The idler arm bolts & nuts I removed looked pretty nasty, and were a bugger to get off. I went down to my local NAPA who couldn't match up exactly the fine threaded bolts and cruch nuts. Instead I got grade 5 corse thread bolts, locknuts and tempered nuts. Think these are okay to use? (There was also an identical bolt/nut for the steering cylinder to frame bracket.)

Trying to take advantage of an unusually warm day here in Pennsylvania.

Thanks in advance,
Mike
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Mail From: dano (Dan O'Reilly)

I think 30-40# is about right, from what I remember. At least, that's what
I did (35#) and mine has yet to fall off! <grin>

I know what you mean about warm weather, we took the '66 out for a cruise
today for a couple hours, it was great!

At 09:41 AM 1/28/2006, MICHAEL MASTROIANNI wrote:
>I can't seem to find any torque specification for the power steering
>cylinder to centerlink? Does it just get tightened enough to line up the
>hole on the castellated nut for a cotter pin? Or does it get the 30-40
>ft.lbs. that the tie-rods to centerlink get?
>
>The idler arm bolts & nuts I removed looked pretty nasty, and were a
>bugger to get off. I went down to my local NAPA who couldn't match up
>exactly the fine threaded bolts and cruch nuts. Instead I got grade 5
>corse thread bolts, locknuts and tempered nuts. Think these are okay to
>use? (There was also an identical bolt/nut for the steering cylinder to
>frame bracket.)
>
>Trying to take advantage of an unusually warm day here in Pennsylvania.

---

Dan O'Reilly
1966 Nightmist Blue Pony Coupe
2002 Black Deluxe Convertible
Colorado Springs, CO

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Mail From: chrisstephens (Chris)

When I took mine off, I pulled so hard my face turned turned two shades of
red. I figured one shade of red was enough to put it back. :-)
Chris


Dan O'Reilly wrote:
> I think 30-40# is about right, from what I remember. At least,
> that's what I did (35#) and mine has yet to fall off! <grin>
>
> I know what you mean about warm weather, we took the '66 out for a
> cruise today for a couple hours, it was great!
>
> At 09:41 AM 1/28/2006, MICHAEL MASTROIANNI wrote:
>> I can't seem to find any torque specification for the power steering
>> cylinder to centerlink? Does it just get tightened enough to line up
>> the hole on the castellated nut for a cotter pin? Or does it get the
>> 30-40 ft.lbs. that the tie-rods to centerlink get?
>>
>> The idler arm bolts & nuts I removed looked pretty nasty, and were a
>> bugger to get off. I went down to my local NAPA who couldn't match up
>> exactly the fine threaded bolts and cruch nuts. Instead I got grade 5
>> corse thread bolts, locknuts and tempered nuts. Think these are okay
>> to use? (There was also an identical bolt/nut for the steering
>> cylinder to frame bracket.)
>>
>> Trying to take advantage of an unusually warm day here in
>> Pennsylvania.
>
> ---
>
> Dan O'Reilly
> 1966 Nightmist Blue Pony Coupe
> 2002 Black Deluxe Convertible
> Colorado Springs, CO
>
>
>
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Mail From: mastros (MICHAEL MASTROIANNI)

Okay then, 30-40 ft-lbs it is.

Thanks,
Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <(email redacted)>
To: "A list for owners of Classic Mustangs"
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Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CM] Couple of steering linkage questions...


> When I took mine off, I pulled so hard my face turned turned two shades of
> red. I figured one shade of red was enough to put it back. :-)
> Chris
>
>
> Dan O'Reilly wrote:
>> I think 30-40# is about right, from what I remember. At least,
>> that's what I did (35#) and mine has yet to fall off! <grin>
>>
>> I know what you mean about warm weather, we took the '66 out for a
>> cruise today for a couple hours, it was great!
>>
>> At 09:41 AM 1/28/2006, MICHAEL MASTROIANNI wrote:
>>> I can't seem to find any torque specification for the power steering
>>> cylinder to centerlink? Does it just get tightened enough to line up
>>> the hole on the castellated nut for a cotter pin? Or does it get the
>>> 30-40 ft.lbs. that the tie-rods to centerlink get?
>>>
>>> The idler arm bolts & nuts I removed looked pretty nasty, and were a
>>> bugger to get off. I went down to my local NAPA who couldn't match up
>>> exactly the fine threaded bolts and cruch nuts. Instead I got grade 5
>>> corse thread bolts, locknuts and tempered nuts. Think these are okay
>>> to use? (There was also an identical bolt/nut for the steering
>>> cylinder to frame bracket.)
>>>
>>> Trying to take advantage of an unusually warm day here in
>>> Pennsylvania.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Dan O'Reilly
>> 1966 Nightmist Blue Pony Coupe
>> 2002 Black Deluxe Convertible
>> Colorado Springs, CO
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Classic-mustangs mailing list
>> (email redacted)
>> lists.twistedpair.ca/mailman/listinfo.cgi/classic-mustangs
>>
>> Visit the Classic Mustang Wiki! sauce.donair.org/~cm/
>
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