Mounting Fire Extingusher Torque Specs

[Mr. Met]

I need to have a fire extinguisher mounted for this weekend. I bought a product called the bracketeer I was told would work with he mustang. It is supposed to mount to the seat rails, but because of the plastic trim I cant seem to get it to fit. Alternative, it says it can be mounted using the seats bolts. I ordered a TP55 bit for the bolt but I have found different sources giving different torque specs for the bolts. Does anyone know what it should be tightened down to?

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[BrianH87]

Whenever I can't find OEM torque specs, I use this guide. It's usually close.

https://www.fastenal.com/content/me...nt-library/Torque-Tension Reference Guide.pdf

 

[larr12]

 

[Mr. Met]

Whenever I can't find OEM torque specs, I use this guide. It's usually close.

https://www.fastenal.com/content/merch_rules/images/fcom/content-library/Torque-Tension Reference Guide.pdf

Thanks for the link. I was able to get it on the rail, but I cant move the set now. Its good enough for this weekend, just to be safe. Next week I will have to use the bolts for a more permanent mounting.

 

[Mr. Met]

I dint hear them mention anything about how much to tighten the bolt. Did I miss it maybe?

 

[silverbullet85]

The seat bolt? Just nice and tight, no need to use a 1/2 rachet and use all your weight. When in doubt use a little bit of blue locktite on the seat to body bolt and the small screws for the bracket, no need to use a torque wrench for the install imo

 

[Mr. Met]

The seat bolt? Just nice and tight, no need to use a 1/2 rachet and use all your weight. When in doubt use a little bit of blue locktite on the seat to body bolt and the small screws for the bracket, no need to use a torque wrench for the install imo

Yeah, the two bolts under the plastic trim holding the front of the rails. I assumed like nearly everything else on the car it would have a specific torque.

 

[NGOT8R]

I looked it up online a while ago and came up with 21 ft-lbs on the seat mounting bolts.

 

[WD Pro]

I need to have a fire extinguisher mounted for this weekend. I bought a product called the bracketeer I was told would work with he mustang. It is supposed to mount to the seat rails, but because of the plastic trim I cant seem to get it to fit. Alternative, it says it can be mounted using the seats bolts. I ordered a TP55 bit for the bolt but I have found different sources giving different torque specs for the bolts. Does anyone know what it should be tightened down to?

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[Mr. Met]

I looked it up online a while ago and came up with 21 ft-lbs on the seat mounting bolts.

From my dealer :

WD

This was my problem. I have seen both of those, and also 27 lb-ft. I am inclined to go with the 35 lb-ft as in the photo.

 

[NGOT8R]

This was my problem. I have seen both of those, and also 27 lb-ft. I am inclined to go with the 35 lb-ft as in the photo.

I don’t think you can go wrong with 35 lb-ft. If you haven't taken both seats out, try checking the torque on the bolts starting at 21 lb-ft and working your way up from there to see what the factory had them torqued to.

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