...and Haynes says 125! I think as long as you are within that range and have them all evenly torqued, you'll be fine. As for alloy wheels, 125 is kind of high from my experience. I know Porsche magnesium alloys can handle 104 ft-lbs, but unless the Vanagon wheels have steel inserts, I would hesitate to tighten them much over 100 without getting more information. Any late-model Bentley owners have a spec for alloys? Patrick In a message dated 11/2/2000 8:57:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, weber@owc.net
> front blots should be tightened to 133 ft/lb and for the > rear lugs (42.2) the torque is also 133 ft/lb. However, in section 46.6 it > gives the rear lug spec as 123 ft/lb. Anybody know why? > >
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