R180 Flange Bolt torque

[biker]

Can anyone tell me what the torque foot llbs is on the single flange bolt on each side of an R180 diff.

The manual says 40footllbs (5.5kgm) but I have just stripped one of the bolts and the other one whilst torqued to 40llbs did not feel right. I have read on the site that it is only 18llbs which may sound and feel right.

(2manyZ's - you may have answered this for me but the reply dissapeared off the sitre before i could read it)

Thanks

biker

[2ManyZs]

Yeah, I did....

It's supposed to be 6.5-8.7ft/lbs on the retainer flanges(the outer bolts) that hold the seal flange.

The center bolt in the middle of the side flange is the one that gets 13.7-18.8ft/lbs, the same as the rear cover bolts.

Don't ask me where Haynes got the 50ft/lbs from, when they list the center bolt for the 260 at 30ft/lbs.

[biker]

Do you think that I may be able to get restitution from Haynes for stripping the bolts (but hopefully not the centre of the diff - yet to check).

PS Nissan do not carry the bolts in Australia. said they may have them in Japan but it loks like the part number has been deleted.

Biker