Date:         Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:35:31 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
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I asked the good Volks at Van-cafe what they recommended for their
aluminum and steel wheels. Reply:  123 ft-lbs for both types.

Sounds like Operators Manual spec.to me.

If Gary Bawden's plus or minus 20% rule applies - the would be low -98.4
ft-lbs and high - 147.6 ft-lbs and that figure is a whole bunch! I would
hate to know my torque wrench was that far off. This is why in the
airline shop where I worked, we calibrated the wrench for every torque
job. To quote Marissa Tormei in My Cousin Vinny - The aircraft
inspectors and the shop foremen wanted those nuts/bolts torque to be
"dead-on balls accurate!"- to quote  Marissa Tormei  in the movie  My
Cousin Vinny.

Torque specs are torque specs, where ever you find them.

John

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John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com