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Originally Posted by Dave W
They are probably torqued at assembly but any U-bolted spring needs to be retorqed after a couple thousand miles. On ours, the original U-bolts were barely over finger tight. When I added wet bolts, I also replaced the 1/2" U-bolts with 9/16" parts. These were then torqued to 75 lb ft - which immediately bent the spring plate. I redrilled the old Dexter OEM spring plates then used them, torqued to 75 lb ft (90 is the spec for 9/16 Gr5U-bolt torque) on our 6000# suspension. They needed retorquing after 2500 miles as they were again very loose but not as bad as the OEMs.
Don't ever believe that wet bolt bushings don't wear out. Our first set were shot at 16,000 miles and greased about every 3-4000 miles. I'm currently giving the Lippert Never Fail bushings a try but do have a spre set of new bronze pieces JIC
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What part number are you using for replacement parts. K71-696-00 Dexter Axle