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Date:         Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:03:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Volks Cafe <customercare@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Volks Cafe <customercare@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Yes, I'm really asking this.......
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Over tightening alloy wheel will not crack the wheel though we have seen it warp the rotors or drums

Thanks Again,

Christopher

http://volkscafe.com (Vanagon Online Parts Store)

Phone: 831-426-1244 Fax: 831-426-9316

----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 2:47 PM Subject: Re: Yes, I'm really asking this.......

> If you bought alloy wheels, over tightening them will crack the wheels. The standard vanagon > alloy wheels take a very light torque. M > > --- Markus Mumper <mumper@USA.NET> wrote: > > > Also, should I just torque them down as tight as I can or get a torque wrench? > > Should I use a cheater pipe? > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >


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