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Date:         Sat, 25 May 2002 19:50:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Broken Head Stud
Comments: To: Randy Huyck <Fritz_H@MSN.COM>
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According to my Bentley, if you're torquing the heads on a wasserboxer,
second stage torque is  37 ft lbs, which is 50 Nm.


I think you read it right... Just had some bad luck.


Dave in KC
85 Westy


----- Original Message -----
From: Randy Huyck <Fritz_H@MSN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 5:56 PM
Subject: Broken Head Stud




> I reckon there's nothing more pitiful than watching a grown man cry over a
> broken toy.  That's why I'm glad my wife and daughter aren't home right
now.
> I just managed to snap one of the head studs on my waterboxer while trying
> to torque the cap nuts.  Turns out I misread the instructions in Bentley.
> 37 Nm, NOT 37 ft/lbs for the second torque sequence...
>
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