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What are the recommended torque settings for the powerflex dog bone bush?
The Neuspeed guide suggests 15 and 30.with the compression bolt torque to 20ft-lb.
The guide on the Ottawa-vdubbing site suggests something different and Pabs guide suggests 20 and 33 with no suggestion about the compression bolt?? http://www.seatcupra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=503&Itemid=6
I’m confused!!
Please help!
The Neuspeed guide suggests 15 and 30.with the compression bolt torque to 20ft-lb.
The guide on the Ottawa-vdubbing site suggests something different and Pabs guide suggests 20 and 33 with no suggestion about the compression bolt?? http://www.seatcupra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=503&Itemid=6
I’m confused!!
Please help!
Guys
I used this guide, http://www.ottawa-vdubbing.com/forum...ic.php?t=13397 to do it today,
why don't you just go on an in between torque setting, they are only suggested settings, i always go a tiny bit higher, a few NM just to put my mind at ease and my car hasn't fallen to bits yet, touch wood.
I used this guide, http://www.ottawa-vdubbing.com/forum...ic.php?t=13397 to do it today,
why don't you just go on an in between torque setting, they are only suggested settings, i always go a tiny bit higher, a few NM just to put my mind at ease and my car hasn't fallen to bits yet, touch wood.
I now use the stock settings
Mount to subframe 20NM + a further 90 degrees
Mount to transmission 40NM + a further 90 degrees
and support bolt as above. (45 NM)
This is the guide I was referring to...
This might be a silly question but does a higher torque setting mean there will be more vibration? I would like to avoid that if possible.
DPJ, why did you change? Vibration? What settings did you have before?
I used the setting DPJ just listed and found them to be perfect for me, i also increased my idle to 800rpm to avoid vibrations.
The compression bolt should be 12ft-lb and yes the tighter the compression bold is the more rigid the whole dog mount will be, this would suggest more vibration.
But hey, get the bushes on with the recommended torque above, run it in for about 200 miles and if you are stilll getting vibrations then reduce the torque setting by 1 or 2 ft-lb and see how you go then..
The compression bolt should be 12ft-lb and yes the tighter the compression bold is the more rigid the whole dog mount will be, this would suggest more vibration.
But hey, get the bushes on with the recommended torque above, run it in for about 200 miles and if you are stilll getting vibrations then reduce the torque setting by 1 or 2 ft-lb and see how you go then..
Did just that... used same settings as DPJ too... will see how I get on with it for about a month or so...
ok dog mount fitted imense vibrations in 1st 2nd and below 2500rpm so am i right that i need to loosen off the bolts a bit as its fitted perfectly just was in a rush so used a gun to do up bolts so probaly 100nm tightened up to????????
The bolt that holds the bushes into the mount is the one that is critical.
If that is overtightened you will have issues with vibration.
The stretch bolts into the subframe could be fubar if the gun was set too high.
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cheers matey will have to do it again take it apart an restart. what torque is it 20 for that critical bolt an 30 the rest?
Dog Bone Mount - Does it need to be insurance declared
just a quick one.
Are people declaring their uprated dogbone mounts/bushed with their insurance companies?
Should I be?
Please advise.
Ta,
just a quick one.
Are people declaring their uprated dogbone mounts/bushed with their insurance companies?
Should I be?
Please advise.
Ta,
This doesn't need to be declared.
You would find it difficult to tell them what it was anyway.
Thread from the dead.
Just a little confused here, Rudd youremeasurements are in lb/ft and DPJ yours are in NM, which is correct?
Just a little confused here, Rudd youremeasurements are in lb/ft and DPJ yours are in NM, which is correct?
can someone confirm the torque settings for a dog bone mount fitted with powerflex bushes please? Powerflex don't seem to state anything so I guess standard torque settings?
Thanks
Thanks
The support bolt being the horizontal bolt that holds the bushes into the dog bone?
The bolt shown below:
Thanks
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