Originally Posted by willard49
Now if I can get enough leverage to break it loose! Holy crap this nut is tight!!
The torque spec for a 1 ton pinion nut is 160-280 ft-lb. So either break out the impact wrench or put gravity to work and stick a jack under the end of the breaker bar.


Kevin
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