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95+ Torque specs on Front End??What are they?

Fischer

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I noticed when rotating the tires that my rotor in the front drivers side kind of clunks and is a bit loose.

Does anyone know what the torque spec is on that? I believe it is in the center of the rotor and holds the rotor on and the entire bearing assy...Probably a 23mm or 1 1/4 in. or so.

Also I just got new Poly bushings and wondering what the torque specs are for all the sway bars front and rear.

Just if ya know them off hand. Otherwise I will go and get a chiltons or a haynes. Thanks a milliion.
 



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The rotor is not bolted down. The nut you see is for the hub assembly. The rotor slides over the studs and is held in place by being pinched between the wheel and the hub. The only thing holding it in place when the wheel is off is the caliper.
 






I must be confused. Only the drivers side moved. I grabbed the studs and moved them forward and aft and they moved. But this did not happen on the passengers side.

How could the rotor stay still and the studs move along with the entire hub assy?

I just can't figure out what is making the noise. It sounded the same when I had the wheel off and moved it.

So the calliper and ressonant pressure on the pads were holding the rotor which then allowed me to move the bearing assy. causing it to clunk. If this is the case then the sound I am hearing must NOT be from the rotor / hub assy.

I have to install the bushings and we will see if that makes a diff.

Anyone with the torque specs on the sway bar bolts??
 






If you could actually pull the studs in and out then it could be a couple things.

If the nut is loose the studs would still not pull in and out since the hub is attached to the knuckle via 3 bolts on the rear. That nut holds the axle to the hub and all that jazz together. So if the studs move in and out then you probably have a bad outer bearing/hub assembly. If you are mechanically inclined it isn't too hard to to remove.
 






Yea,
The only play was the rotor on the assem. There was no yaw play, so I am now thinking that the rotors and bearing assemblies are fine. The drivers side was replaced about 6mos ago. I just kind of jumped to conclusions.

It is probably the sway bars. I got the Poly bushings today so I will have to install those. After buying a Chiltons or a Haynes as I am not sure what to torque all the bolst to on the swaybar mounts and connects. Possibly tomorrow. I will let y'all know.

L-8
Fischer
 






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