1949 8N Rear Axle Center Nut Size

How close to that 450 ft-lb number do I have to get.
Getting a socket that big is hard enough.
Getting one to take all that torque, all bets are off.

Got another question about torque.
I understand the principle of torque no problem.
A 5 wrench with 90 pounds on the end of it will make 450 ft-lbs.
That"s simple enough to understand.
But if I torque something like that,
If I was to turn around and try to remove it,
That 5 foot wrench is gonna need a lot more than 90 pounds to get if back off. Why is that.
You can tighten lug nuts to a certain torque
but it always takes more to get them back off. Why.

My Dad asked me how are we gonna even know when we get 450 ft-lbs.
I said get a bathroom scale and set a bottle jack on it.
Make note of the weight of the jack.
Put a 5 foot breaker bar on a socket and start tightening it.
when you get it fairly tight set the scale and bottle
jack under the breaker bar and start jacking.
when the scale reads 90 pounds heavier you then
have 450 ft-lbs of torque. Made sense to me.
But I got fluff for brains so what do I know.

I"m a fairly large guy (an over stuffed teddy bear).
Me standing on the end of a 2 foot breaker bar is good
for better than 600 ft lbs. (No I won"t say how much better.)

Pooh Bear

Once you get it happy, you should probably re-check it from time to time to avoid surprises. A sure sign of it not being tight enough, or of wear inside, is if you see the hydraulic oil leaking out around the nut area.

Use your five foot breaker bar. While standing on the scale pull down on the end of the breaker bar. When your weight goes down by 90 pounds you're at 450 foot pounds. Neat huh.

Roger in Michigan

Good luck,
Dan

The other side has a wire-ry thing on it.
I know that wire has something to do with holding the nut on.
But how does it work.
The nut I need to tighten has holes in it.
Can"t I just stick a piece of wire thru it or something.
Does it work like a castle nut and cotter pin?

I looked up one of them sqeez-um nuts. $22 + shipping.
Hate to spend it if I don"t have to.
I didn"t see any of the regular type nuts.

Thanks.

Pooh Bear

I just called and shipping was at least $5.
I can get it over in Chattanooga for $1.59 and pick it up.
But gas driving over there. Ouch.
Maybe I"ll catch someone headed that way.

Anybody here got that little spring clip they can mail me?
Just drop it an envelope and stamp it.
Any dealers here willing to send me a new one that way.

Thanks.

Pooh Bear