Date:         Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:50:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 1:40 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> I'll be curious what you find out here Jim,


So far, only your post : )

>
> as on my next 2.1 re-do I'm going down to the rod bearings and new rod nuts
> or whatever is right there.
> I'm curious where you got your new nuts and what they cost,


$24.00


> and how do you know they are not torque-to-yield...........


Only the older vanagon rod bolts (1.9?) were TTL, according to my local
shop.


> and I thought only bolts were toque-to-yield, not nuts.


It's the bolts, not the nuts, that would be classified as TTL, but that's
not the issue here (though it is with older motors). The issue is that
Bentley says "always replace" the nuts, not the bolts, for what reason I
don't know.

Jim

>
> scott
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:06 PM
> Subject: What torque for 2.1 rod nuts?
>
>
>
>  Per bentley, I bought new rod nuts for my rebuild. What to I torque them
>> to?
>> The instructions in the Bentley sound like a torque-to-yield bolt, which
>> mine are not.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
>