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• Re: Need a torque value, please
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:10:32 -0700
  ...The allen bolts that hold the water pump pulley to the water pump take the same torque, and I wonder if they aren't...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 20:38:36 -0700
  ...torque max to lower rpm, .... > >I thought retarding the cam gave high end power/torque, and advancing the >cam resulted in power/torque being...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moon
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 14:07:38 -0500
  ...I replaced the torque converter and the problem was solved. The difficulty in finding the cause was compounded because the leak only occurred at...
• Re: 3/4" Torque wrench option
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:31:29 -0700
  ...3/4" Torque wrench option 1/2” impact wrench, cordless, Milwaukee . The big one, consumer grade I borrowed one and it did it for...
• Don't Use: Click type torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 1995 17:16:51 -0400
  ...Do not use inaccurate click type torque wrench Every time I read that I go "Uh!" and then I wonder how inaccurate these wrenches...
• lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:45:34 -0500
  ...One problem mentioned was that tire shop techs might be prone to set their impact wrenches at too high a torque. So, I decided...
• Re: Tech tip #2
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:47:35 -0400
  ...For instance, the "gray" stick torques to 100 ft-lbs for cars with 19mm lug nuts. The "brown" stick also torques to 100 ft...
• Connecting Rod Torque?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Gomes
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:14:12 -0700
  ...Well, I did the 22 but that half turn (180 degrees?) is a woof! My little in-pound torque wrench is clicking at its...
• Re: Ball Joints and Tie-Rod Ends -- Squeaking suspension [was Re: Nice 84 California Westy for sale in Seattle/Vancouver]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:42:54 -0400
  At 14:54 10/19/2004, Craig Oda wrote: >I guess I should buy a high-torque torque wrench for this too... >Maybe Harbor...
• Wheel bearing scraping noise
  Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
  Fri, 5 May 2006 18:42:46 +0100
  ...wrecked axle stubs, wheel hubs, drums and bearings - started off as a scraping noise - those axle nuts need to be torqued to 350 ft...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 08:05:09 -0500
  At 02:32 AM 12/7/2010, Jake de Villiers wrote... >Acceleration is more about torque than horsepower. Acceleration is _only_ about horsepower, which...
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:16:29 -0400
  ...Both feet on the bar would give less torque as the weight wouldn't be all the way to the end of the calculated...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:53:36 -0500
  ...Sure it does - it's a 9:1 torque multiplier. You want 245 lb-ft on the axle nut? Just apply about 27 lb...
• Re: Crazy Winnebago/Eurovan Motorhome
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 21:47:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It is this torque (which is > produced at reasonable rpms) that, in my opinion, gives the van the hwy > cruising qualities that Bill and...
• Re: Inner tie rod
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 09:19:51 -0500
  ...I'm > using a torque wrench to get the 51ft lbs recommended. However, with the > inner tie rod tool it doesn't seem to...
• Re: torque wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 02:53:19 EST
  ...and Haynes says 125! I think as long as you are within that range and have them all evenly torqued, you'll be fine...
• Re: Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 25 May 2002 19:50:45 -0500
  According to my Bentley, if you're torquing the heads on a wasserboxer, second stage torque is 37 ft lbs, which is 50 Nm...
• Re: Don't Use: Click type torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 95 21:18:10 EDT
  > > For some reason, throughout my repair microfiche, my manual urges again and > again something like: > > Do not use inaccurate click type torque wrench > > Every...
• 1.9l Head torqueing. Was: 1.9l TD swap
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 23 May 1999 20:12:36 -0400
  ...Note that the 1.9l uses a stainless steel headgasket, has a different torqueing sequence and *no* after torqueing. This seems to be critical...
• Re: Why has the list been so quiet lately/ 1.9TD
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:53:12 -0800
  ...etc.)? A free-flow > exhaust and a minor boost tweak on the TD puts it at more torque than the > 2.0, and a...
• Re: loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:01:15 -0800
  Not many people have an impact gun that will produce that much torque. You would need one that claims peak torque of something like...
• Re: TIICO/ABA engine question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:43:25 -0800
  ...lbs of torque right off idle and 165 hp up top - no nasty turbo required! =) On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM...
• Poor Milage and Automatic Torque Converter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:34:06 +0000
  Hi Charles, With a torque converter there are a couple of things to clarify. Vanagons do not have a "lock up" torque converter. This...
• Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:15:14 -0800
  ...240 ft-lbs of torque can be applied by pressing down one foot away from the bolt with 240 pounds, or by pressing down...
• Subject: subaru converion question
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:22:59 -0500
  ...The 2.2L turbo is not a good motor to use for a vanagon due to the torque curve for that motor. It needs...
• Re: VREDESTEIN
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 07:38:00 -0700
  ...Use this tool to figure the difference in revs per mile and likely drop in torque. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html I...
• Torque Info
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 06:58:13 -0400
  ...12:46:48 -0400 From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM> Subject: Torque specs please! I'm in the process of replacing the clutch in...
• Re: Yes, I'm really asking this.......
  Historical mailing list - Volks Cafe
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:03:31 -0700
  ...The standard vanagon > alloy wheels take a very light torque. M > > --- Markus Mumper <mumper@USA.NET> wrote: > > > Also, should I just torque them down...
• Re: Tech tip #2/torque values
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 17:51:29 -0700
  >Excuse my ignorance but what are the torque values for Vanagon lug nuts >(standard wheels) and why are they so crucial? Thanks in advance...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:52:53 -0400
  ...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque No, it's just poor quality! When mine fails I'm going to cut it open...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:18:54 -0600
  Well, What IS the most torquey engine conversion out there for the V-gons? Inquiring minds and all that ............ John Rodgers Chelsea, AL David...
• Re: Syncro Front CV Torque question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:26:26 -0700
  ...Syncro Front CV Torque question I'm reading on the Van-Cafe website that it takes 256 ft. lbs. to torque the nut on...
• Re: Wheel tightening technique
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 08:49:50 -0500
  At 02:59 AM 1/8/2013, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >what does that actually mean 'reduces the required torque' ? It means that you...
• Upper Controlarm Torque
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 12:09:11 EST
  Page 40.2 in Bentley's shows a torque of 54ft lb on the upper control arm nut for the up to 10-84...
• Re: torque wheels?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 20:57:34 -0500
  ...be appropriate for my '85 Westy's wheels also, to >be torqued at >80 lbs of pressure. >I like your suggestion! >Phaedra For steel...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:50:17 -0500
  If your head bolts are of the "torque to yield" or "stretch" head bolts, they should be used once and replaced when removed. They...
• Re: Life of spare tire in clamshell---Lug Wrench!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:45:43 +0000
  ...and asked about correct torque for nuts & bolts.  They said 95 FT-LBS which is significantly less than the torque for stock Vanagon steel...
• Re: Inner tie rod
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 13:58:05 -0500
  ...I'm >> using a torque wrench to get the 51ft lbs recommended. However, with the >> inner tie rod tool it doesn't seem to...
• correction Re: Climbing
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:46:28 -0800
  apologies to Scott, I was looking at hp curve not torque, Scott is right about flat curve. (it was coincidental I was on that...
• Re: Torque Converter Seal is blown for the 2nd time...why do they go?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:59:48 -0400
  ...My Auto Trans leak debacle turns out to be my Torque Converter Seal. This is the second time it has gone. Anybody suggest why...
• Re: Torque Wench
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:34:33 -0500
  ...I feel that a torque wrench is a MUST for any engine work... let alone wheel bearings, etc. Brad On Tuesday 27 November 2001...
• Re: Torque Wench
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:40:38 -0800
  ...I feel that a torque wrench is a MUST for any engine > work... let alone wheel bearings, etc. > > Brad > > On Tuesday 27 November 2001...
• Torque wrenches - - was Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:24:41 -0800
  Guys, When I bought my first torque wrench (a Proto) sometime in the 1970's, the literature supplied with the wrench clearly stated that...
• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:43:16 -0500
  ...Most of the preload is taken on the first three threads > and they will always deform when properly torqued. Given the same > torque, used...
• Re: 4 Cyl VR-6: Maybe Not!!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 19:48:48 EST
  The 16v VW engines are not known to have a lot of torque but rather develop their power high in the rev range. In...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity - Torque Kills
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:40:45 EDT
  ...torque is god and torque kills, not speed. Lugging a modern engine will queef it out long before running it at redline will. Under...
• Torque wrench use
  Historical mailing list - Vince Jahn
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 05:54:03 -0800
  ...manual where it recommends not to use a "Break" type of torque wrench. Does anyone know why? I have both, and would prefer using...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:12:18 -0800
  I don't bother to de-torque them super carefully in order.. but I do loosen them all evenly in several steps. it should...
• Re: Broken bolt on torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:37:57 -0700
  ...I don't have the book in front of me right now, could be a higher torque. Not sure why the bolts would have...
• Re: what to do?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 22:09:35 -0500
  ...Thank you! A torque converter is something like a couple of grapefruit halves (with segments removed but the membranes still intact) facing each other...
• Re: Automatic transmission failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:19:58 -0500
  A true re-manufactured transaxle should include a torque converter and oil cooler. A local transmission or repair shop should be able to repair...
• Re: New Torque Converter-was loss of power resolved
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:58:11 -0800
  ...The torque converter is a vane to vane device that passes torque through from the input vanes to the output vanes via the transmission...
• Re: Why remove the crankshaft pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 22:12:06 EDT
  ...John, The torque output of your '84 1.9 is about 105 FT-lb; that crank bolt is supposed to be torqued to 258...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 18:22:42 -0700
  ...the TiiCo compares to the rest of the available swaps hp/torque wise. Sean B. '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy Torrance, CA...
• Re: REAR WHEEL WOBBLE (FIXED!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 22:32:37 -0700
  You should also hope that the shop didn't properly torque your lug nuts/bolts to 125 ft. lbs. Seems that could have the...
• Re: Torque Wheels? -- 6 point sockets and Anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 23:24:29 -0700
  ...Torque Wheels? -- 6 point sockets and Anti-seize > I agree with Joel. > > Joel Walker said: > > > yes, i carry a torque wrench around with me...
• Re: torque ?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 18:45:37 -0800
  ...2001 5:54 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: torque ? > > >deevide! deevide! deevide! > >inches to feets. not feets to inches. > >tim in...
• FS Ring Grove Cleaning Tools / 1/2" Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 20:28:50 -0500
  ...http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/torquewrench1.jpg This is a new tool in a plastic case. Asking price $25.00 postage paid. Stan Wilder...
• Why would my head gasket do this?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:30:45 -0500
  ...I'm seeing what is an appears to be an inconsistency in either the Bentley book, or my torque wrench, i.e Bentley lists...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 May 2011 15:56:30 -0500
  ...So, if a torque value is given, use it. And apply it with a good, accurate torque wrench. Even screws will have a torque...