On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Jake Beaulieu wrote: > I could have swore that I read in the Bentley that click style torque > wrenches cannot be used on head nuts in 1980-1983 air cooled Vanagons, > but now I can't find that warning anywhere. Did I just make it up? The problem, as I understand it, is those studs are very long and they twist a bit as you torque them. You need to hold them at the proper torque for a moment or two to make up for this. With a click-type wrench, once it clicks you know you were at the right torque at that instant, but you don't know what happens afterwards. With a beam-type, you can watch the pointer.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon |
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