Thanks Dennis.
A 3/8" drive crows foot I purchased looks like it won't handle the
100+ ft-lb torque required. I also purchased a new shallow 7/8" 6 pt.
impact socket. I'll cut it shorter then weld a a plate steel arm and
possibly a socket to that for torque wrench.
Given your Loctite suggestion due to added length, is calculating a
new torque value basically moot?

I found it interesting that on spare arms I'm sprucing up, none of the
8 bolts in question
had washers. They're also shorter than what I found on the arms I'm replacing.

On 4/22/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Remove the brake backing plate and use a chrome or thin wall impact and
> properly torque these bolts. Some red Loctite is a very good idea here. I
> also prefer to replace these. Having this connection fail can make for a
> very bad day.
>
> Dennis
>
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