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• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:19:11 -0700
  ...Any thoughts? Also, when it comes time to torque this beast down, what to use? I was looking at a 1" torque wrench in...
• New 1.9 Turbo-diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - IndianVic
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 11:16:56 EDT
  ...Pretty quiet and smooth, due to hydraulic lifters, powerful and very torquey. They work great on the Vanagons, and the powerband is ideally suited...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 08:18:42 -0700
  ...You really can't over torque these things when reinstalling, so just impact away with the driver. You just need to be sure to...
• Re: Manual or Automatic? Which is the One True Tranny...
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:03:29 EST
  ...Can anyone offer evidence of performance/torque differences between the manual and the automatic? I have had a manual 90 gl for two years...
• Re: OMC Italian brake drums
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 15:05:25 -0400
  ...I have torqued the drums properly and according to my knowledge a warped drum is a cause of pulsing. Also can be caused by...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity - Torque Kills
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:54:53 -0500
  ...power to > spare), but it > will also be operating at maximum torque and under maximum stress. > > I've wound up Vanagons as tight as...
• Re: Flywheel Dowel Pins - Continued
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:57:27 EDT
  ...what's to question here? they are different size bolts and that is what determines the amount of torque they receive. later mark d
• Syncro Nuts...Trans mounts
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 23:39:14 -0400
  ...I guess I'm asking what torque or how tight should they be mounted. Also, considering the design, what keeps the transmission from sliding...
• Re: Advice on doing TD Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 4 May 2015 18:49:20 -0400
  ...Of course, lacking an intercooler and not much more HP or torque than a stock 2.1, it could very well be fine as...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 13:28:21 +0000
  ...If the torque you needed was 400 lbs, you would need a 2 foot cheater between the point you would stand on and the...
• Re: EV Conversion of an '84 Vanagon with Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:31:25 -0700
  ...Electric motor has full torque at zero rpm ...so having solid gears and no clutch between electric motor and wheels is the natural approach...
• Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:35:11 -0700
  ...Why? Four reasons - more power & torque, better economy, simpler to repair and dollars per upgraded power. Power and torque. The 90hp TDI has more...
• Re: AA Transaxle: Happy! Relevant Info, Long.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 20:19:08 -0700
  In my last conversation with Daryl on the subject, he held that for stock torque type motors, any off the shelf synthetic 75W90 gear...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Oct 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1208)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:04:53 +0100
  ...The engine speed at which the maximum torque occurs is not relevant. Slower = better mileage. That's it. The problem is, progress at 25...
• Re: retorquing heads
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 08:56:34 -0600 (CST)
  ...I think the logic goes that vibration and heat allow the torqued bolts to settle some...thus losing the to-spec torque that you...
• using Tach with auto tranny (AT)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:06:33 -0400
  ...The difference being the torque converter slipping (or converting torque) in 3rd vs. less slipping in 2nd. It sure feels like being in 2nd...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:56:20 -0800
  ...The first is that the starting torque, pull-up torque, and pull-out torque of induction motors, all change based on the applied voltage...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:19:26 -0700
  ...But, should I have instead a breaker bar? And should I use a > torque wrench to refit the lugs? What torque value? thanks, DMc...
• Re: Joint Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 08:39:57 CDT
  ...i think the use of a torque wrench to get 'close' to the right tension on the bolts is what helps. but there is...
• New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 20:11:05 -0500
  ...I wonder if this means Raceware allows you to increase the torque even further beyond the new higher torque specs issue by the factory...
• Re: Loose as a Goose
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:10:10 -0500
  ...Use matching sized thick wavy washers behind the bolts and torque >them down to spec. I know the size because I just had to...
• 46mm Socket = 1 13/16" SAE
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:32:18 -0700
  ...When you have 5ft of steel pipe working with you it's amazingly easy to loosen a nut that was torques on to 345...
• Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:56:56 -0700
  ...Which is easier, both together or separately (automatic transmission)? I'll disconnect everything before removing either, including the torque converter. I have multiple floor...
• Re: rear hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:02:52 -0800
  ...Left must torque the key differently or some such thing. Somet9imes > I can get it with the left, but usually not. > > Karl Wolz > > |- > Republican...
• Re: 4 Cyl VR-6: Maybe Not!!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 17:38:45 EST
  ...It red lines at 4500 rpm, puts out 170 ft lbs of torque @ 3200 rpm and 121 HP at about 4500 rpm. Its no...
• Re: squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 17:17:57 EST
  ...1)do we 2WD owners use the different thickness eccentric washers like the Syncro to obtain clearance? and 2) do we torque the nut...
• is there a difference in distributor, FI between automatic and ma nual 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:37:22 -0600
  ...is that it is an automatic.......Besides switching the flywheel and torque converter/plate from the 2.1 to the 1.9.......what do...
• Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:26:30 -0400
  Chris, Below is a link to the hp and torque curves for the Subaru 2.2L and "Phase II" 2.5L compared to a...
• Different TDI
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 01:31:36 -0500
  ...specs on diesels aren't as important, in my opinion as Torque specs.) All you diesel folks can now start drooling over this new...
• Thoughts on changing auto trans fluid?
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:43:52 -0400
  ...just pull the plug and let the fluid drain? How about the torque converter? I know on some german cars it has a seperate...
• Easing the required torque - Westy seats
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2005 11:11:10 -0700
  Rotating the captain and passenger seats in our 84 Westy requires a mighty amount of force (yeah, I do lift the little latch at...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:24:30 -0500
  <<So it's front wheels on, and drag the back ones...question is, once the torque convertor is removed from the bellhousing, the ATF...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:21:18 -0500
  At 02:46 PM 1/2/2007, Loren Busch wrote... >RE: Torque Miester >Okay, I'm looking at the pictures of the thing but...
• Re: diff lock/limited slip axle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 02:00:52 -0500
  ...While driving in a straight line, on dry pavement, each tire travels an equal distance and equal torque may be applied to each wheel...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:26:16 -0800
  ...Don't know what the torque is. On your Tourreg there.....the only reason it has 500 ft lbs of torque or whatever is...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:13:19 -0700
  ...Any thread friction will affect the final clamp load after torqueing. This is why many critical applications now torque to some lower number and...
• Re: tdi
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 15:59:15 +1200
  ...Supposedly virtually identical torque, >power, etc. Hopefully much simpler to install because of non >electronic control, although not a direct bolt on for the...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:02:37 -0800
  ...Diesel torque curves as you know are very different from gasoline torque curves. To generate thrust, the force that pushes your vanagon down the...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:49:09 -0400
  ...If the torque converter has > failed, no pump, no pressure, no drive on any gear. You need to lower the > AT's pan and...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 08:10:20 -0500
  ...On Sun, 4 Apr 2004, Mark Seifert wrote: > > > >>What is the torque spec for the main bearings on a 2.1 waterboxer(the 4...
• Re: Diesel Holes!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:26:46 -0500
  ...And why they geared them to spin so > fast when all the torque is at low speed is completely beyond me. Because there isn...
• Re: Manual Steering: How to Torque Inner Tie Rod End? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:39:43 -0400
  At 08:21 PM 4/17/2011, neil n wrote: >I now see what you meant. :) You got away with it or not...spilt...
• Re: Bostig engine
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:54:53 -0700
  ...It's a tough as nails transmission, but what I wouldn't give for a slightly higher ratio and a locking torque converter.... -- John...
• Re: 666 torque, say no more - NVC ;^D
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:34:25 -0400
  At 03:25 PM 7/10/2009, Jack R. wrote: >Unreal project, that must be way loud & hot inside: That engine is air-cooled...
• .sig found!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Thu, 8 Sep 1994 13:14:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...41.5 bhp@ * * `63 kombi | 3900 rpm * * `55 Ford 'vert |Max. torque(DIN)...8.4mkg(61 ft.lbs* * | @2000 rpm * * `I think this next...
• Re: Final Drive Plug Size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 4 May 1998 23:08:05 -0600
  ...much cheaper! > A 3 foot bar? How much torque are you puttin' on that plug? Is it gonna be that hard to take off...
• Re: What's the correct torque here??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 23:43:31 EDT
  synergx@IBM.NET writes: << 14 lb. ft. does seem low for an 8mm, >> Don't know what the spec is for that there but...
• Re: Adjusting 2nd Gear band in Auto Trans
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 08:03:14 -0700
  ...adjust them like the book said too, using a inch pound torque wrench. Once the transmission is disturbed they should be re-adjusted. Phil...
• Re: Audi V8 install pics
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:00:14 -0800
  ...page on my website: > > http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPac/V8/V8.html wonder how that tranny is going to handle that much torque :(
• Re: Broken Bolt on Fuel Rail-Help
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:09:30 -0400
  ...I > over-torqued and sheared off the bolt. It would probably be easier to do a good job if you remove that intake runner...
• Re: New Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:30:23 -0700
  ...With 132 KW at 4000 rpm and 370 Nm of torque at 1500 rpm, you won't need a transmission, which is good because...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 01:10:53 +0000
  ...If you do remove it as an assembly leave the torque converter attached to the drive plate. Letting it bounce a bit on the...
• Re: Harbor Freight Torque Wrench?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 11:09:23 -0600
  ...I am still an under equipped neophyte >and I need to buy a torque wrench. I noticed that Harbor Freight has a >3/8...
• Re: Engine Conversion's Done (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 17:57:24 -0700
  ...Not as much power as some of the other conversions (Chevy or Subaru), >not as much low end torque as a normal Waterboxer. The...
• Re: Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:00:50 -0800
  ...I am curious if there has been a consensus on the max torque that is appropriate for the Vanagon transaxle. My gut tells me...
• sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:32:24 -0700
  Jeff, It is not so the torque is right but so the bolts sheer during an accident. I would reuse them and perhaps use...
• Re: Subject: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:51:26 -0600
  ...bob > Subaru SVX: > Engine Specifications: > 3.3 Liter 6 cylinder 24 valve DOHC Boxer engine. > 230 horsepower @ 5400 rpm > Torque: 228 @ 4400 rpm > Sequential...
• Re: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 4 May 2000 13:42:46 -0400
  ...Have you found the need for head re-torque/valve adjust/exhaust > re-torque to be true? Am I just carrying mental baggage from...
• Re: Thermostat Replacement (1.9 L)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 14 May 2001 11:04:12 EDT
  ...Oh and when reinstalling the water pump and UTH don't over torque the bolts Use a torque wrench and follow the torque specs...
• Re: '86 Vanagon removing/installing flex plate & torque converter
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:09:48 -0400
  ...Re: '86 Vanagon removing/installing flex plate & torque converter > > The lower studs on the engine are longer on the manual trans engine so you...