1350 u-bolt torque
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heh, just found this post while I was doing a google search. And then remembered I found the spec on Dennys Driveshafts FAQ page last time I had to look it up. It's 20ft-lbs, and they claim that over-torquing is the #1 cause of ujoint failure.
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I'd heard about cranking down on them too far causing bearing out of roundness and premature failure which is why I posted to begin with, but I ended up just doing what Steve said. Figured a lot of torque wasn't really needed seeing as they don't really have any tensile load applied to them, and the nuts were those out-of-round self-locking type nuts, so I just anti-seized and snugged them up. Thanks for the replies
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What's the best tool to get on those bolts? An open ended wrench takes FOREVER! I got a craftsman ratcheting wrench but the top of the head was too tall and I couldn't actually get on the bolt.