What are the torque specs for spindle/tie rod/center link castle nuts? I can't seem to find them in the Assembly Manual (have not looked in the CSM yet though).

Also, which way do you prefer to bend your cotter pins... going sideways with both pins kinda bent all pretty like a flower around the nut... or one pin straight through with the other pin folded over top of the nut?

 

I've always tightened them 'til tight, and backed them out to line-up the first hole.
I go sideways with the ends - less chance of something hitting them.

 

oops, sorry... I meant everything else EXCEPT the outer spindle/rotor castle nut

I thought I heard the spindle to control arms, tie rods, center links castle nuts were like 80+ foot pounds torque?

 

These two for example...

 

ball joints book says lower 70 min and upper 40 min

 

The torque specs are in the Chassis Service Manual.

 

Thats were I got them from .