Sean T

for suspension components? Don't want to get a bentley.
Just need the numbers for whatever is involved in replacing shocks/springs.

Thanks,
Sean

Audiboy

On the front:

For the bolt to the A Arm, I think it is 70 lb-ft. This is a typical setting for a 19mm nut (actually an 18mm bolt, but same tread size as 19mm).

For the top 3 16mm bolts on the shock tower, I have no idea. I don;t think Bentley has all the specs anyway.

For the torque on the retaining nut of the coil spring, It is probably somewhere at 45-50 lb-ft. Problem is, I don't have a torque wrench of an open socket type. I just use the air gun and approximate it. This is typical in the industry anyway, unless you go to a shop that has all the tools and discipline and very torque specific. Oh yeah, good luck finding one


On the rear,
The lower A-Arm bolt is also 70 lb-ft. The top 4 housing bolts to the body are 41 lb-ft. The upper control arm - is I remember this one clearly - 22lb-ft plus 1/4 turn.

I think that's all you really need. The rest is just tighten enough. That's why I use my torque wrench sometimes to unbolt things to see what they are typically set at. You'd be surprised at how some bolts are so loose. Don't have Bentley CD here at work. Email me for more details.