Ok did a search but all I can find is info for NEW bearings and not used......unless I am wrong so info would be good to make sure I dont screw this up. What I need are torque specs for the CV axle lock nut with USED bearings if that makes any difference, the specs I found were 174-235ft*lbs but only up to 1994 and my 323 is a '97. Can anyone provide specs for this? Changing my CV boots so thats the reason I need to rip the axles out.

 

Update: Got everything on the front left torn apart except getting the axle out, realized I need to remove the inner boot to change the outer boot.....yay Never worked on a FWD car like this before, only had RWD/4WD cars with live rears and live or Ford style front axles. I am going to replace the lower ball joints and inner CV boots also, there is nothing wrong with them right now but I dont want to take everything apart again next year just to change them then when I can do it now. Oh and for those that may wonder the "17" written in grease on the fender is how many turns the old tie-rod end took to remove. Still need specs on how tight I put the axle nut on though, with as hard as it was to remove I would say max power on my impact gun

 

Nice Color! Don't like the scrapes in front of wheel! Ouch!
Looks too much like work!
Good thing it's not snowing!
I searched a couple sites over here and the 323 doesn't exist in 1997?
Don't believe me? Click here: Mazda 323 Parts, 323 Car Parts
Your's must be special European only.

 

It would have been a Protégé in '97 here.
Here's what I found in a quick search....

Mazda torque specifications

Here's another...

http://cds.activant.com/C2C/C01/27/850/553920971.pdf

 

Mazda Tirol:
I have the Haynes manual and I will look it up for you.
Meanwhile I don't think you can go wrong with 200 to 210 lbs.

UseYourNoggin: It seems that Europeans like brighter /louder colors for their vehicles than Americans/Canadians. Anyway thatis what the marketers seem to think. Hemmings Classic Cars had an editorial on that and they got a big response. Readers shouted we want color again!

 

Virgin1 beat me to it!

 

Smart move.

 

Thanks guys!!!!!!! I didnt know if the Protege would have the same torque specs since I wasnt sure you would have the 1.3L over there, will say one thing though the axles on this thing are BEEFY for the size engine it has, almost the same size as the rear in my old Range Rover I had.......although the 323 has more power than that ever had.

 

We had 323's in New Zealand right up until the Mazda 3 came out in 2004.

 

That's not saying much for Range Rover, LOL.
I guess they were more interested in mileage with long daily tours and better gear for slow speeds, getting stuck.
Range Rover being 4 wheel drive, power to fronts is shaved to about 1/2 again!
Since they're beefy, maybe it's time for turbo or supercharger. I can imagine the cost for that over there, not to mention permits required and permission. You must live in a dictatorship, not a democracy since they don't like mods.