Johnny5

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I am trying to get this installed now that I have the the major parts.

I don't understand what the Center Section bolts are for vs. the T-bolts?

So I need to go to the store and buy
8 ea - 3/8" - 24 nuts and washers for the housing ends (WHAT FOR?)
10 ea - 3/8" - 24 nuts & washwers for the center (9" Ford only) WHAT FOR?

What kinds of bolts and washers do I need??

Are the first set of bolts for the brake backing plates or something else? Also there are no Torque specs that I can find anywhere so I'm in a bind.

Do you recommend using any RTV along with the gasket between the center section and the housing?

IS THERE A COMPREHENSIVE WRITEUP on a 9" Install somewhere.... I've seen a 12 bolt but it was not complete. (and I can't search 9" since it isn't enough characters)

Thanks...

Johnny5

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Oh.. and is the shorter axle the one for the drivers or passenger side?

kp

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the 8 nuts/washers are for the backing plates/caliper mounts, I would use grade 8 nuts and the thinnest flatwashers you can find + clean the oil off the threads and use some red locktite. There is no torque specs, just make them tight (I would guess ~25ftlbs), you cant get anything but an open end wrench on them anyhow unless you have star flanged axles.

I used 3/8-24 nylon locknuts and flatwashers on the center section.

You can just use silicone between the center section and housing, I havent used a 9" ford gasket since silicone came out 20 years ago

Put the axles in the housing and its pretty easy to see which is for what side..

Johnny5

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You are my hero right now.. Do you know where to find the torque specs for the torque arm mount to the 9" and the actual toque arm itself??

kp

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TTF on the torque arm mount to rear end. TTF = tighter then f**k, I use a 3' breaker bar and all my 210lbs to tighten them..

Factory calls for 96ft/lb on the torque arm nuts/bolts, I do them at 100. I would advice checking all of them again after a couple hundred miles or after the first trip to the dragstrip.

Johnny5

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All I could find was just the stuff at AutoZone.

3/8" Normal Washers & 3/8" fine nuts (not grade 8 or nylon locking) for the T-bolts

I got 3/8" nuts (same as above) with locking washers for the cover and plan to loctite them ????

Is that good enough or would I need GRADE 8 specifically... if so I need to make another trip somewhere besides Home Depot and Autozone

So the t-bolts torque to around 25 or tight and the center section is just tight as well?? Can't believe none of this came in the Moser instructions btw

kp

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When you get out of the realm of direct bolt on parts and into race oriented stuff, instructions are usually non-existent

You dont really need grade 8 nuts for the backing plates or lockwashers for the housing. If you have an aluminum center section I wouldnt use lockwashers, just flat washers. The housing nuts are fine at 20-25 ft/lbs as well. I just used locking nuts because thats what I had..

Ace hardware usually has an awesome selection of nuts/bolts/washers, the one here has grade 8, stainless and chrome plated nuts/bolts in english and metric..

Johnny5

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I need directions for my race oriented stuff because I have no idea what the hell I"m doing... I'm learing along the way I guess but I hate to risk it with a 2k rear.

Thanks for the help!!!

jswhite

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When you have the axle bearings pressed on make sure you have the right backing plate with the right axle.

Johnny5

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I put them together and took them to the shop. They should/BETTER be right I checked them like 10 times to make sure.