8 3/4" sure-grip swap and rebuild questions

I grabbed an old axle and cut off about a foot, then welded on a big old hex nut.
I clamp the nut in the vise and slide the splined end up into the clutches.
After that you can torque the bolts no problem.
I never use loc-tite on these bolts. The torque spec is for lightly oiled threads, not for loc-tite.
My 1969FSM lists the torque at 55 ftlbs.