Torque Spec for Rear Diff Cover?

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Torque Spec for Rear Diff Cover?

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I decided to pop the differential cover off today, and clean out the 45+ year-old sludge. When putting the old girl back together, I torqued all of the cover bolts to 20 ft-lbs, just to make sure I didn't warp the cover itself. I can't find anything that mentions the correct torque. Does anyone know? I just used a Felpro gasket, by the way.

Joseph
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Re: Torque Spec for Rear Diff Cover?

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Looks like I found the answer. For a Dana 60, the cover spec is 35 ft-lbs. It's Miller time, so I'll snug 'em up tomorrow.

Joseph
"Sugar", my 1967 Ford F250 2WD Camper Special, 352FE, Ford iron "T" Intake with 1405 Edelbrock, Duraspark II Ignition, C6 transmission, front disc brake conversion.
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