Re:105 Lower arm torque

[Les Singh <Les.Singh@xxxxxxxxx>]

>What's the correct torque for the four M10 bolts that hold the lower
>wishbone spindle to the main crossmember on the front of a 105?
>
>My Brooklands manual says 40.5 to 42.7 lbft (which seems sensible), but the
>CRH says 94 to 130 lbft (which seems excessive for M10!).
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mark Battley
>Auckland, New Zealand.


Mark

The specs from Alfa say 94 to 130  or 5.6-5.9 kgm. There is an advisory
note that reads 
"To tighten these nuts use tool A.5.0161 and torque to 5.2 to 5.5 (37.6 to
39.7)"

Do I sense a discrepancy here in the conversions?

Les - molto occupato .....

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