Rear suspension diff torque
 

Hey folks I am getting contradictory results while looking up some torque values. I need to know the torque settings for the following:

Rear axle diff cover bolts
Rear axle diff cover fill plug
Rear sway bar end link bolts top and bottom
Rear track bar bolts

I have seen random numbers and I thought if I post here and get random numbers at least we can talk about it.

I see 29 fp for the diff cover bolts
I see 77 fp for the track bar bolts
I see 24 fp for the stabilizer end links (top and bottom)
I see 24 fp for the diff cover fill plug

Thoughts?

I just did all that a few months ago. I just used my 1/4" Milwaukee m18 fuel impact screw gun then snugged everything down with a ratchet by feel. so far nothing loose and nothing leaking. the heavier stuff I just used my Milwaukee 1/2 M18 impact gun till I saw it stopped turning the nut just a few chug a chuggas. so yeah no clue either even though I have a service manual somewhere on a computer. now if the parts where aluminum then yeah make sure to torque to value. lol learned the hard way :)

Gotcha. I guess I’ll try the numbers I found. I don’t have any air tools. Guessing it should be ok. I did pull them from a service manual page I found online. Hopefully it’s legit.

mine where 18 volt battery powered Milwaukee. I don't have a compressor that can handle air tools.

Gotcha. I ended up going with the numbers I found. Worked out ok. Time will tell for sure.

Thank you for your feedback!

what year truck?

for the 08 & 09 trucks the Diff cover bolts are 30 lb ft, diff drain plug 24 lb ft, stabilizer bar links 24 lb ft, track bar nut and bolt 77 lb ft
all specs came from Alldatadiy.com

Neal

2005 I’ll check that site. Thanks for the info!