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[SUBARU]

Ahhhh, no sweat! Thanks should go to Alexwa for hosting it!

[Merlin01]

Thanks to Alexwa. Ahhhh, torque settings...... a beautiful thing..

[SUBARU]

Torque settings?? What are you doing to the car?

[Merlin01]

Suspension (shocks & springs), by torque settings I mean the torque numbers for doing bolts up tight.

[RX25SE]

Most workshop manuals will have a torque spec for practically every bolt. Not really needed as most bolts are tensioned by 'feel'. Sounds a bit ghetto, but it works.

[Merlin01]

Most workshop manuals will have a torque spec for practically every bolt.
Not really needed as most bolts are tensioned by 'feel'. Sounds a bit ghetto, but it works.

Yeah, I was worried after reading SUBARU's suspension DIY that breaking bolts could occur, and was hoping a torque wrench - with manufacturers torque specs - would avoid such situations.

[RX25SE]

Hahaha. Chris is a big bloke. Probably did them up waaaayyy too tight.

[SUBARU]

Yeah, I was worried after reading SUBARU's suspension DIY that breaking bolts could occur, and was hoping a torque wrench - with manufacturers torque specs - would avoid such situations.

If you're talking about the nuts on the top of the strut mount, I don't thing there were any particular specs on how tight they needed to be. Just be careful as the bolts are quite soft and easy to twist off.

If you're talking about the bolts on the lower end of the struts, just tighten the crap out of them.

Hahaha.

Chris is a big bloke. Probably did them up waaaayyy too tight.

Haha! certainly tighted the top mounts too tight, initially. I like learning the hard way sometimes.

[Merlin01]

If you're talking about the nuts on the top of the strut mount, I don't thing there were any particular specs on how tight they needed to be. Just be careful as the bolts are quite soft and easy to twist off.

Manual says 14.5 ft-lb (Pg. FS-17)

If you're talking about the bolts on the lower end of the struts, just tighten the crap out of them.

I think the manual says 129 ft-lb - that's sounds tight!!! Also recommends to use NEW self locking nut.

Haha! certainly tighted the top mounts too tight, initially. I like learning the hard way sometimes.

Hmm, so if I get a torque wrench I'm gonna have to make sure it does 14 to 129 ft-lb.... Sounds like a 1/2" drive is in order.

[RX25SE]

Hmm, so if I get a torque wrench I'm gonna have to make sure it does 14 to 129 ft-lb.... Sounds like a 1/2" drive is in order.

Not sure if you will find a 1/2 with that range. More likely to be around 30-150ft/lb (40-200Nm).
I think you would be better off getting a 18" (450mm) 1/2 Breaker Bar, far far cheaper. You will need one to undo the lower (chapman) strut bolts anyway as it is a pain with a standard ratchet or ring spanner. You could also use it to do them up again. As Chris suggested, just tighten the crap out of them. You wont strip or break them.

[Merlin01]

Hmmm, ok, off to find what a breaker bar looks like.... Thanks for the tip!

[RX25SE]

http://toolsandmore....r12INCH17IN.jpg

[Merlin01]

I assume you use these things because you could kill ratchets given the torque involved? Torque wrench's are not designed to get things off? And or hurt yourself trying to use spanners?

[RX25SE]

Yup. Handle is twice as long as a ratchet, so twice the twisting force for the same effort. Plus no gears to overload. Some torque wrenches will be destroyed if used in reverse.

[Dangerjim]

i actually found one last week... let me find it and i will post it up here. what section are you after? i dont have the whole lot

Hi CodeBurn3r, I have been chasing genII documentation for donkeys. Whenever I find something the link is dead etc. Was wondering if you would be able to post any documentation you had. Would be greatly apprciatecd.. Cheers

[Dangerjim]

I found genII, genIII and genIV workshop manuals!! After months of searching. They are scanned but hey its a manual. http://cid-0e12212dc837ae40.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/.res/E12212DC837AE40!106

[RX25SE]

Good stuff, thanks.

[DB24]

here's a torrent for the gen2 workshop manual, if anyones interested.

[B1B2andB4]

Thanks Guys!! Been looking for this, i have B4 and my father inlaw also has a genIII, gunna score me some brownie points thanks to your work. BIG CHEERS!

[vicelore]

Thanks guys !!