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MG MGB Technical - Front pivot arm torque?

Nearly finished rebuilding my front cross member but I cant find a torque for the castellated nuts for the pivot arms.
I don't want to over do it and ruin my nice new bushes (fast road polysbushes in this instance).

Does anyone know the torque?

Thanks
Kieren
K Goldup

Kieren,
I had a similar question a week or two ago (torquing up castleated nuts thread). I spoke to MGOC technical in the end and they said there was no specific torque for these nuts as they tighten up onto a shoulder. I tightened up by hand until I felt it was tight enough and that the slot in the nut lined up with the hole in the shaft. I had also fitted polyurethane bushes.
Steve Church

Thanks, I'll go tight enough that I can get the split pin in then
K Goldup

Steve,

When you say "tightened up by hand" do you mean finger tight?

Charley
C R Huff

Here is a link to general MGB torque settings at MG Experience:

http://www.mgexperience.net/article/mgb/pdf/mgb-torque-settings.pdf

It might have what you are looking for.
RL Tedrow

This thread was discussed between 03/04/2011 and 20/04/2011

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