Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:58:27 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: lug nuts torque-
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Hey Dave, stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug bolts
in the front just like a Beetle or Split.
Volks Cafe's Big Brake Kit will give you studs on the front too.
Jake
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>
> > and checking how tight they are after getting van back from a tire store
> -
> > very smart !
>
> Just got back. Lug bolts (not nuts, which I said previously in error) were
> torqued at the shop to the 130 ft. lbs specified in the owner's book (I saw
> the tech make the adjustment on the wrench and tighten to the click). An
> odd thing there (Discount Tires): the clerk ("Assistant Manager" -- aren't
> they all?) told me his spec for the torque was 120 ft. lbs, and showed me on
> his computer screen. I questioned that, and he read further, finding that
> his program stated that the 120 ft. lbs was for lug nuts, and that the
> torque for lug bolts might differ (but it didn't specify what it should be).
>
> Do any of you have nuts on studs, rather than bolts in holes? Just
> askin'............... .
>
> BTW, I have no trouble loosening the lugs with my 4-way (just checked after
> returning from the tire shop), but I likely will get a breaker and socket --
> for the easier storage if for nothing else. Why haul around 3 extra arms
> and sockets I don't need? So, is an inexpensive breaker ok, or do I need to
> pay a higher dollar? Are they adjustable for torque, or do I use it like I
> have always used any lug wrench -- tighten until it seems right?
>
> Wow, I seem naive for an old fart, but I've never used anything other than
> a lug wrench on wheels.
>
> Another question -- The owner's manual says to rotate the tires front to
> back and back to front, with no crossover. That's like we used to do with
> directional radials, but most are not directional now. I have symmetrical
> tires, and I like to include the spare in the rotation. The tire shop guy
> first said to just move them around the vehicle in a circular fashion
> including the spare. Then he found in his service book that said if the
> customer insists on including the spare in the rotation to switch the spare
> for the right front, which becomes the spare, cross the rears to the front,
> move the fronts straight back to the rear. I have always crossed rears to
> front as his service book said, but I was just wondering what most folks do.
> Also, his service book stated that it is "not recommended" to include the
> spare in the rotation. Why would that be? He had no explanation. I prefer
> to include the spare in the rotation so as not to accumulate an old but not
> used tire -- I bought five tires new 14 months ago, and they now have a bit
> over 6K miles. At that rate, these tires will still be around in 8 or 10
> years. I should use all five, seems to me. BTW, they are Kumho 857s, and
> they are wearing wonderfully well -- nice and even across the tread, even
> around all four tires.
>
> David McNeely
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
Crescent Beach, BC
www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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