I remember hearing back in the day that it's wise to retorque the nuts on the Ubolts holding the leaf springs to the axle. How long should I wait to do that? I plan on driving across the state a couple days after I have the job done, so I want to make sure they're good to go while I'm home.
I've changed out the u-bolts a couple of times on my 60, as I've fiddled around with different leaf combinations...in all cases I've noticed that the u-bolts loosen somewhat over time. They loosen alot over the first couple hundred miles - maybe 25 ft lbs. Then only 10 ft lbs over the next couple hundred miles. My practice is now to redo them 3 times. The third time is just to check that they haven't loosened up. Since it's so easy to do, why not?
I've changed out the u-bolts a couple of times on my 60, as I've fiddled around with different leaf combinations...in all cases I've noticed that the u-bolts loosen somewhat over time. They loosen alot over the first couple hundred miles - maybe 25 ft lbs. Then only 10 ft lbs over the next couple hundred miles. My practice is now to redo them 3 times. The third time is just to check that they haven't loosened up. Since it's so easy to do, why not?
Can't, it belongs to the auto shop on base. I'll have to just use my dad's when I get home after making the drive. I shouldn't have to worry about anything falling off in the meantime
