Pinion Cup Nut Torque Spec

[MikeT]

I need your folks help.  What is the torque spec for the pinion cup nut on the rear drive?

Thanks, mike

[Chrisj CMA]

Its 80ftlbs according to the Honda book p. 12-14 (and that is WITH locktite)

[hubcapsc]

How do you torque it? I (my buddy Dan did it for me) took mine off with an air impact wrench, and
put it back on the same way. You know, it's all spinny  ... how do you get a torque reading?

-Mike

[Daniel Meyer]

How do you torque it? I (my buddy Dan did it for me) took mine off with an air impact wrench, and
put it back on the same way. You know, it's all spinny   ... how do you get a torque reading?

-Mike

ZZZZZZT...thp...thp...thp...thp = 80 ft/lbs
ZZZZZZT...thp...thp...th = 50 ft/lbs

 

[Robert]

Torque stick 

[Ricky-D]

There is a special Honda tool, made to hold the pinion shaft assembly while tightening the bolt.

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[Bruce J.]

I recently replaced mine.  I put the rear drive on the wheel and prevented the wheel from rotating by putting a piece of lumber thru the wheel cutouts to hold it in place. This prevented the drive from rotating while torquing the nut.

[hubcapsc]

torque stick 

special tool   

lumber 

ZZZZZZT...thp...thp...thp...thp   

-Mike

[JetDriver]

80 ft/lbs is a lot of pressure.  Especially with locktite, I would think tighten it until it feels "appropriately" tight to you.  If 80 ft/lbs is what is called for, I wouldn't think you're going to twist it off (unless you're a gorilla) and with the locktite, if you're a little light in the torque dept., I would imagine the glue will take care of it.  How's that for "professional?"

[Robert]

torque stick  

special tool  

lumber  

ZZZZZZT...thp...thp...thp...thp    

-Mike

A torque stick works really good goes on the impact gun and limits the amount of torque that it can achieve but it sounds like you know what your doing. If you hold the pinion cup in a vise or with the vise grip chain tool you should have no problem. The vise grip tool is really good it has a chain on the end that you can wrap around things and it holds them securely. So securely that you can hold the vise grip in the vise and then tighten the nut.