steering shaft clamp bolt torque - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**MikeB** · 06-06-2021, 01:14 PM

Can't find the factory torque spec for this bolt. Should I use the standard 55 ft/lb for a 7/16-20 Grade 5 bolt?

**BigBird05** · 06-06-2021, 08:05 PM

The Lwr mast jacket bearing clamp or coupling bolt is 32 LBS. FT.

**MikeB** · 06-07-2021, 05:18 PM

Is that the lower mast coupling in my photo?

I did find the spec for the rag joint-to-steering box clamp bolt. It's 3/8 NF and torque spec is 27 ft/lbs.

06-06-2021, 01:14 PM	#1
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,423	steering shaft clamp bolt torque Can't find the factory torque spec for this bolt. Should I use the standard 55 ft/lb for a 7/16-20 Grade 5 bolt? Attached Images __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

06-06-2021, 08:05 PM	#2
BigBird05 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Cheraw Posts: 1,305	Re: steering shaft clamp bolt torque The Lwr mast jacket bearing clamp or coupling bolt is 32 LBS. FT.

06-07-2021, 05:18 PM	#3
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,423	Re: steering shaft clamp bolt torque Is that the lower mast coupling in my photo? I did find the spec for the rag joint-to-steering box clamp bolt. It's 3/8 NF and torque spec is 27 ft/lbs. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!



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