CAUTION! - Dexter Axles - Developing Trend?

[DaveMatthewsBand]

I'll check mine after we leave our camping spot, I'm not laying on the ground here, there's ants everywhere!

[acadiaforever]

Did my U-bolts yesterday. About half were under torque, but I didn't get more than 1/4 turn out of any so they were pretty well set.
-Al

[Leon T]

I checked all my u-bolts. Thousands of miles and 2 1/2 years. I had a couple that I could get about 1/4 turn on but that was it. Still glad I checked them.

[jw^2 family]

I'll check mine after we leave our camping spot, I'm not laying on the ground here, there's ants everywhere!

So DMB has Ants Marching!

[DaveMatthewsBand]

So DMB has Ants Marching!

Clever!

Haha


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[MarkRizRV]

Just checked mine on the 230rl and they were all fine

[DaveMatthewsBand]

Every single nut was under spec on my rig!
Out of the 16 nuts, I was able to get 1 full turn on 10 of them and a half turn on the other 6.
Here's a photo showing the exposed thread difference in one rotation of a nut.

(the nut on the right is after tightening)

[jw^2 family]

I checked the nuts on U-bolts this morning before we head out for the weekend at Vogel State Park (north GA). At least half of the nuts turned before the torque wrench clicked - some not even 1/8th of a turn, but a couple had almost a full turn. Our 2018 Imagine has Dexter 3,500-lb. axles, and we've towed it almost 2,000 miles so far.

[klenger]

What is the correct torque? I believe that I have Dexter 5200# axles. Is this the correct chart for the Dexter axles?

[jw^2 family]

What is the correct torque? I believe that I have Dexter 5200# axles. Is this the correct chart for the Dexter axles?

See post #19 by TusconJim in this thread - torque depends on diameter of the U-bolts. Our Imagine with 3,500-lb. Dexter axles has 3/8" U-bolts, so per the table that Jim posted the specified range is 30 ft.-lbs. minimum to 50 ft.-lbs. maximum. Yours may be different.