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• (NVC) Anyone have a Bentley for Audi A4?
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:56:35 -0800
  I've searched and searched....and can't find the torque specs for the connecting rods and main bearing caps. Can anyone help me...
• Re: rear shock bolt torque?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 01:24:13 -0400
  Lower bolt on the rear shock is 65 foot pounds. per my Bentley. On Jun 23, 2004, at 10:53 PM, Tim King wrote...
• exhaust bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:14:07 -0400
  ...The torque on a brass bolt is a lot less than steel, but they worked fine.
• VREDESTEIN
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 03:42:35 -0800
  ...the tires are taller then the rpms are reduced on freeway speeds.., but what does this do to your torque from stop to go?
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:59:53 -0600
  ...Torqueing of the axle nut >> can be >> done with the proper torque wrench or bring the vehicle to a truck repair >> shop, or use...
• Re: Shift but no go - Update - CV bolts go wheeeeeeeeee!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 12:42:40 -0700
  ...where? When I did wheel bearings I had the torque wrench out for most of the job...followed most of the instructions from AB...
• Re: Automatic transmission question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:16:11 +0000
  ...Don't let the torque converter fall off the front shaft prematurely. Then carefully pull the torque converter off the front shaft and you...
• Re: Rolling up the paper
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 15 May 2002 17:17:53 -0500
  ...wheel from outside the car on the passenger side, > note that torque is applied in a clockwise direction to move the car > forward. > > Facing...
• Re: Exhausts...tuning.(was loud identity crisis)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 12:12:47 +0100
  ...Relatively small bore pipes also keeps gas velocity and hence low speed torque up. Balancing pipes are really 'tuning' pipes too. Kim, I'm...
• Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Fri, 20 May 2011 18:50:40 -0200
  ...I noticed that when I had everything apart the steering column torqued in a clockwise direction. ( I did not see the two pins at...
• Speedo Odo considerations
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:25:27 -0800
  ...The amount of torque produced is dependent on the rate of rotation or angular velocity of the shaft assembly. This torque is balanced by...
• Re: Torque convertor seal
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 21:32:03 -0800
  ...I'm sure, after this engine drop, that the torque convertor was leaking. I was going to see if you wanted to look at...
• Re: 1.9 Wasserboxer differences? (63 kW vs 66 kW)
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Sun, 24 May 2009 23:49:18 -0500
  ...You funny guy. ;o) Seriously, VW didn't install a turbo to get that torque curve. I want to know what they DID do...
• Re: TiicoTransplant Engine Question?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:44:58 -0500
  ...Though the common opinion is that the 16v doesn't Make enough low end torque, I disagree. My Jetta has a chip and a...
• Re: Upper ball joints - replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:39:56 EDT
  ...be pressed in, or will tightening the > nut to the correct torque properly seat the balljoint? It is a tapered joint, and when the...
• Retorgueing Heads
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 20:32:22 -0500
  ...Just don't have at it and try bringing up the torque from its corroded in place state. Okay I'll admit it, after...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:22:03 EST
  > > 123 ft lbs? I haven't checked the Bentley yet, but I agee that sounds way > too high. It's not. Bentley says 125...
• 1.9 turbodiesel specs????
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 20:02:33 -0400
  ...how much horsepower, how much torque @ what rpm? also is the solenoid in a vw starter replaceable by itself or do i have to...
• Anyone know a good VW mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Peterson
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 19:29:00 EST
  ...would like to have the heads in my 89 vanagon re-torqued and I don't want a mechanic unfamiliar with vanagons touching my...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:36:20 EST
  ...They are much cheaper, have more torque, and can drill all day. That's what you want for drilling out steel. You can get...
• Re: starter Question interchange
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:12:28 -0400
  ...the last one is slighly longer and have a little more torque. No way with automatic stater in std van, or the opposite. Ben
• Re: torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:06:51 -0600
  ...Or, use any beam-style torque wrench you want. I told him that my Craftsman was over 30 years old, he said no problem...
• Re: ODBII for smartphones
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:47:03 -0700
  ...https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en right now - there's even a free version of Torque. On...
• How do Vanagons do in the snow?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:03:32 +0000
  ...Even with auto tranny, the torque comes on so much slower. Now, I've got 225/70 16's and, although a Syncro, the...
• re; pulling the tranny yourself
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:13:10 -0600
  ...You can better reattach the tranny to the engine on the ground and make sure that the torque converter is fully installed and properly...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 03:08:09 EDT
  ...The forces applied to a 4-way lug wrench are opposite, equal and additive; half of the required torque is applied to one leg...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Jun 2006 (#2006-536)
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:26:14 -0400
  ...Each time I was applying the brake it made the torque plate hit the pins. My mechanic told me that those pins where part...
• Re: antifreeze leak in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:35:03 -0700
  On 23 Jan , 2020, at 11:28 AM, Eric Caron wrote: > perhaps the heads could be checked to see if they are still torqued...
• Subaru EE20 Boxer Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 14:12:52 -0700
  ...lbs or torque. I wonder how this compares with a VW TDI. Small car performance is offering this. Todd
• Re: Proper torque of lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:26:07 -0400
  FWIW, I've been torquing fronts and rears on my '84 7 pass to 125 ft/lbs for the past 18 years and the...
• Re: Milk, arm rests, quotes, generalizations., torque w(r)enches...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 00:55:36 EST
  ps: for many years, i thought these were the real words to the song. that's what i get for growing where vanagons are...
• Engine noise/Flywheel correction
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:39:39 -0700
  ...Could the torque converter be making a knocking sound? Thanks for all input... Kevin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
• Re: Audi V8 install pics
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:14:11 -0800
  > > > http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPac/V8/V8.html > wonder how that tranny is going to handle that much torque :( > Also, where, exactly, are...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:24:46 -0500
  ...or torque on them and that just seems a bit > low to me but what do I know?. I torque them only to...
• Re: FYI : 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:13:40 +0200
  ...3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9??? > I thought the "official" design limit was 200Nm (150ish ft.lbs) of torque - > could be an...
• Re: Conversions-16v?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:51:59 -0700
  ...Horsepower (SAE net)...........................134 @ 5800 rpm Maximum Torque (ft-lb).........................133 @ 4400 rpm vs the TIICO: 132 ft/lb. torque @ 3500 rpm The HP...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 28 May 2015 09:48:03 -0700
  ...Way more torque than the Subie and 25-30 mpg. Torque max at 1900-2500, depending on the tuning. Ability to crawl over anything...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Diesel to Gas engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 04:29:59 EDT
  ...the torque curve and the gear ratios just don't work out. Unpleasant to drive. People get by with them forever, but it's...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:25:28 -0700
  ...lug nuts torque- > At 6/25/2010 07:57 AM, Alistair Bell wrote: >>get the breaker bar as a few of us advised before...
• Re: what are ratio rockers?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:26:22 -0700
  ...All together affecting the size of the fuel/air >| charge, thus affecting the force of the power stroke....ie, more torque to >| the crank...
• Re: Disaster strikes! Urgent Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:41:23 -0400
  ...I wonder what hardship may fall on him >before the completion of such a project?" Well. . . . > >Using the recommended torque sequence and a bar...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:24:42 -0400
  159 foot/pounds of torque is 50% more than the stock engine in a Vanagon. However an RX8 only weighs in at about 3000...
• Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:34:22 -0700
  ...Leaking Torque Converter Seal > It's leaking again. A few years ago it started leaking when I tried > to climb an extended grade in...
• Re: 2.0L AUDI Turbo thots
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:49:55 -0700
  With all due respect to Frank's talents, I am curious as to the torque curve for the turbo 2.0. My motor will...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque?
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 02:51:14 EST
  Well, I never claim to know it all (even though my wife thinks I do!) but 123 ft. lbs sounds like about 50# too...
• Re: Torque specs please!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 21:22:53 +0200
  "Carrington, Tom" wrote: > Bolts, flywheel to crankshaft. (my guess is 85ft/lbs) 44 ft-lb plus 90� turn > Bolts, pressure plate to flywheel (my...
• Re: 1.6L NA diesel "rebuild?"
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Tue, 8 May 2001 22:25:12 -0700
  > I guess what I mean is that with a diesel's torque curve you get snappier > and more reliable accelleration in traffic, Not all...
• Are ratio rockers really worth it
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 22:34:20 -0600
  ...What is the increase? What about chipping and ratio rockers? Does torque curve change and peak increased? Just asking Malibu Tony 85' Westy 1...
• building tool kit-vendor recomendations?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:52:38 -0500
  ...Any recommendations for tool vendors, on-line or otherwise(I live in NYC)? I'm looking at a set of wrenches, sockets, torque driver...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:21:33 -0400
  ...I learned the importance of proper preparation, (clean, lube, not to lube, and the effects of thread lockers), proper torque and why some fastners...
• Re: End of the list? Was Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Frey
  Thu, 4 Jun 2015 17:46:42 +0000
  ...Rear axle torque specs? Well, see? I can't give you a "like" for that statement. So let's just pretend you can see...
• Source for auto trans information 90GL
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 01:59:27 -0500
  ...Does anyone know a source for detailed vanagon auto trans rebuild/repair? Just an exploded photo/drawing of all the parts including torque converter...
• Leaking Torque Converter Seal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:47:30 -0400
  ...If that doesn't work, the next step is to replace that Torque Converter seal. I've pulled the trans out before, but what...
• Re: Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 9 Oct 2022 23:19:25 -0600
  ...Same for torque converter. >> The Automatic section known as the 010 is common for many VW with some >> variances for application. For example, for...
• Re: First breaker-bar of the summer!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 01:31:13 -0600
  ...of torque on the nut....it will come off!! And if that's not enough, get a passing stranger to stand on it with...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 17:07:37 EDT
  ...of torque > at 3,200 rpm. > > This really works well in my 82 vanagon Westfalia, manual trans, compared > to > the inline four 1.8...
• Rear Axle Stub Nut; Some Shops Remove for Brake Work?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:47:33 -0700
  ...have others noted a tendency for this nut to be under torqued? When I bought my '81 Westy, it had a newer looking cotter...
• Re: Inner tie rod
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 11:46:09 -0800
  ...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: Peloquin torque biasing differential
  Historical mailing list - Daryl of AA Transaxle
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:10:41 -0800
  ...Peloquin torque biasing differential >>>>I researched the differential before purchase, > >>>>so was pretty well aware of what I was getting into. > >>>>A locker would...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings Replace$$
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 18:25:48 EST
  ...John Hi John, I used a socket on a 1" socket wrench (not ratchet) with a long piece of pipe for the torque. Was...