How do you tighten/torque Axle Shaft?

[dvfisher]

Can anyone give me some info/pics on tightening/torqueing the axle shaft as part of the 24,000km maint.

Thanks.

[Jeff Lange]

To what are you referring? I am not aware of any tightening/torquing of the drive shafts on the Corolla...

Further, the only nuts on the drive shafts for the Corolla are staked 30mm 12-point nuts, they cannot be tightened or loosened without replacing them or at the least unstaking them.

Methinks you are probably reading something that applies to other vehicles, not your Corolla. As there is no such operation required at 24,000km or any other time for that matter unless removal of the axle or hub/knuckle is required.

Jeff

[dvfisher]

From the maint schedule that Clintj posted at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...tc2lVUXc&hl=en every 15,000 miles requires tightening/torqueing of the axle shaft. The description for the maint says:

Tighten/Torque
Axle Shaft (S) Perform at mileage interval or every 18 months whichever occurs first. Re-torque drive shaft bolt.

I was hoping for some clairification but it doesn't sound like anyone is doing this part of the maint.

[shotgunjimmy]

if you take the hub cap off, or if you have alloy wheels, take the wheel off and behind the wheel/cap in the dead center of the wheel you'll see a big nut. get a socket that fits, and preferably an impact gun, unstake the nut, tighten to specified tq specs, and restake. its basically the same as any other nut or bolt, just on a much bigger scale.



this is a honda, but its the same concept.

[dvfisher]

Perfect, thanks.

Originally Posted by shotgunjimmy

if you take the hub cap off, or if you have alloy wheels, take the wheel off and behind the wheel/cap in the dead center of the wheel you'll see a big nut. get a socket that fits, and preferably an impact gun, unstake the nut, tighten to specified tq specs, and restake. its basically the same as any other nut or bolt, just on a much bigger scale.



this is a honda, but its the same concept.

[Jeff Lange]

Well I see it in the Toyota USA maintenance list, but not in Canada.

It is definitely not usually a normal maintenance item on the Corolla.

Jeff

[sienna1]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lange

Well I see it in the Toyota USA maintenance list, but not in Canada.

It is definitely not usually a normal maintenance item on the Corolla.

Jeff

+1 Unless the nuts weren't torqued properly from the factory, there's no need to touch them. It this part of the US manufactures requirement or just another dealer cash grab?????

[Jeff Lange]

If I had to guess, I'd say it was mistakenly included in the maintenance list from another model.

But I can't say that for sure, I doubt any dealers are actually doing this, it doesn't make much sense.

Jeff

[sienna1]

The only Toyota in my line-up that required any specific torquing of any hardware was my 94 Tercel. You had to check the security of the front seat mount bolts and the rear axle torque-tube mounting bolts. Even with this requirement, the dealer never mentioned or checked these fasteners.

[toyotaspeed90]

it's probably recomended in case of bearing wear..... the axle shafts actually hold the hub/bearing assembly together.... too lose or tight of an axle can actually quickly destroy a bearing and hub.

that being said.... it probably isn't something that you really need to worry about. i also (not that I have or will touch our 2010 corolla anytime soon) usually just zip the 30mm nut on down to my crappy impact guns max (which is probably around 80 ft/lbs or so at 90psi).

Unsure about the toyota alloy wheels of today's day & age (older yota alloy wheels allowed for this)... you can simply remove the center cap, to tighten the bolt (that is, if you take the cotter pin & crown off)). That's actually the purpose of wheels that have access to the hub... so you can use the vehicle's weight and put it in gear to tighten properly.

[FlawedLegacy]

interesting.... can't say i've ever done this to ANY of my cars EVER, lmao