Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (May 1996)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Wed, 8 May 1996 17:22:46 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Gcarlen@aol.com
Subject:      Re: drum brake adjustment

In a message dated 96-05-08 01:00:54 EDT, farchmir@milwaukee.tec.wi.us (Randy Farchmin) writes:

>The nut needs to be torqued to some ungodly spec (390 ft-lbs?). I don't >have a torque wrench in that range, so it was time to resort to basic >physics [non-calculus treatment ;-)]. I weighed myself (massed myself for >you hardcore chemistry majors) and determined the torque arm needed to get >the specified torque.

Could you share the formula with the list? I've had to resort to the "turn it till it won't turn any more" method.

-Gregg 85 Westy, 76 Goldwing, 51 Plymouth, 75 Mercedes...need more toys!


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.