Retorque propeller shaft bolt?

[fullauto]

Anyone done this yet? It's in the scheduled maintenance book for every 5k towing or 15k normal. What the heck is it? Do they mean the pinion nut or bolt? And torque it to what pounds?

[calgarytundra]

I asked the same question recently and the response I got was "bolts" 8 of them. Most likely a grammer error in the manual.

[blanksb]

Here is the response from the 1st Gen forum and I believe it is the same on the 07, although I am not sure of what torque they should be tightened to.

From 1st Gen Forum:

Propeller shaft are more commonly know in the US as drive shafts. At the point that the drive shaft connects to each differential there is a flange with four bolt. These bolts should be checked as in the owners manual and tightned to 54 pound foot of torque.
Mike


Also if you have a 4wd, don't forget about your 4wd driveshaft.

[harleypop]

Torque: 70 N��m (714 kgf��cm, 52 ft��lbf)

[HOGWILD]

They are talking about the center support bearing support bolts and the flange bolts, not sure if the 07's have both but probably so. Seems the Toyota Tech do not even tighten them during Scheduled Maintenance cause they can't afford an adapter or they are too lazy to bother?
Re-torque propeller shaft?

[Skyhammerz]

I re -torqued and greased all my drive line joints at 5k. Neither one was really necessary. I only got one click on my torque wrench on a couple of bolts(probably within the margin of error for my torque wrench),and I was only able to get one pump or less on the grease gun.

[jkd]

I think it's more of a safety check thing than anything. I've never know of a companion flange or carrier bearing mount to loosen up on their own if they were properly tightened to start with.