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I didn’t have a torque wrench but thought I tightened the nut on the pitman arm pretty good. Can someone whose installed the bracket tell me if I’ve got too many threads showing?? Thanks!

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Impossible to say. At the required torque (184lb-ft), 50lb-ft is less than 1/4 turn. To achieve the required torque, a three foot piece of pipe slipped over a 1/2” ratchet will require significant force. Any picture is not going to really help. That said, yours looks very close!

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You're modifying steering parts and don't have a torque wrench? Please do everyone on the road a favor and go get one and torque this right before something REALLY BAD happens.
 

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True. You do know that AutoZone and some other FLAPS will rent you a torque wrench for cheap?
 

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Good question, I really don't know, but even if you get a cheap one, it's better than nothing. They're not too terribly expensive and you'll use it if you ever do anything else on these things ... damn near everything has a torque spec.
 

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Sorry- I guess I needed to clarify. I own multiple, this was done without one. I will be driving it a small amount before I get to it. Thread was for a small piece of mind.

Oh.. and I’ve got the harbor freight one and it’s held up better than an expensive digital thing I bought awhile back.
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