Thread: W123 Torque Specs
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Old 10-30-2010, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by musikpal View Post
Hello, I haven't found this torque spec yet, have u? Don't follow the spec in the rear axle DIY for w123 in peacparts, posted by dmorrison, it said to tighten 12mm bolt to 60ft-lbs.Nice DIY instruction, but the spec must be wrong.
If you are talking about the big washer-like bit that holds the axles into position at the wheel end the FSM says the torque for M12 bolts 95Nm and M8 bolts 30Nm.

Don't get confused between the size of the thread (M12 and M8) and the size of the hexagonal head on a bolt.
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