Torque

[KrawlDaddy520]

I have a dana 44 that I am putting under my XJ. All I have left to do is change the yoke from the flange style to a u-bolt style. What do I need to do this? Can I check the torque on the nut before taking it off, Then install the new one and torque it to the same as the old one? Or do I need any special guages or tools?

 

[jeepinmatt]

Im going off of memory here, but I believe the torque spec is 175-250 ft-lbs. If you have a torque wrench that reads that high, and a pipe wrench or something to hold the yoke, you should be able to get it. I have a 125ftlb'er, that I take to the highest click. Then I get a 2ft breaker bar, and put my weight into it real good, then I get a scale and push on it and see what it reads. With a 2ft bar, around 100lbs is a good number.

 

[J.C.]

All I have left to do is change the yoke from the flange style to a u-bolt style. What do I need to do this?

I have done this before without any adverse affects. Ideally you would pull the carrier and set the pinion bearing preload (pressure needed to turn the pinion) to 10-20 inch pounds. Like Matt said, crank it on there pretty good. Specs are 160 -200 foot pounds, I'd go to AZ or another loan a tool place, get a 250lb torque wrench and set it to 200, torque it and drive it and see how it sounds.