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Re: auto trans questions
Historical mailing list
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:25:18 +1000
...The engine was seized so I could not remove the 3 torque converter bolts. I slid the engine and torque converter off the transmission...
Alternative Rear Wheel Drive Transaxles
Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:05:18 -0600
...TDI being released in Germany makes 285 newton-meters of torque, just to give you an idea of the problem for those interested in...
Torqueing Head Bolts
Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:11:50 -0500
...Enjoying it so far! I have a question concerning torqueing head bolts. In my previous rebuilding older VW engines experience, I seem to remember...
Re: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
Wed, 3 Apr 2013 17:37:37 +1100
...How the devil do you >>> get that torque value?? >>> >>> I'm working on the ground, so long cheater bars are out. Just not enough...
Re: Exhaust Flange Gaskets and torque
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:02:36 -0800
...Now I have a question about torque (14 foot pounds) on the bolts > and nuts. Before I remove the pipes, I rechecked the torque...
Re: torque wrench
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:08:15 -0500
...They can't be used for head gaskets or other situations where you need to hold the torque for a bit to compress gaskets...
Re: Friday torque
Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:36:23 -0800
Here's a simple Friday guide on how to torque the wheel lug nuts on a vanagon: Using a 1/2" drive with a...
Re: Rear wheel axle nut torque
Historical mailing list - T.J. Sheffield
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:13:53 PDT
Dear Volks, My Bentley manual, with a copyright date of 1989, lists the following for rear axle nut torques: Page 42.1, Quick Data...
Re: Wheel tightening technique
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 23:59:06 -0800
what does 'reduces the required torqueby 40 % , in the case of anti-seize' really mean? doe that mean if one uses anti-sieze and...
Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Fri, 20 May 2016 16:57:58 -0700
...If I'm going to take the final drive off anyway, there's no real point to leaving the torque converter on. I want...
Re: Why go to big tires?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:26:42 -0700
As Evan mentions below, the change in effective wheel/tire diameter gives less 'thrust' at the road surface since the torque is acting over...
Re: lug nut torque?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 9 Jul 2005 06:24:04 EDT
...As strange as this must sound, I think that a stuck lug nut on a Vanagon can be caused by applying too LITTLE torque...
Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:53:53 -0500
At 08:03 PM 1/21/2011, David Clarkson wrote... >I always check the torque on mine when changing oil. I think Bentley >calls...
RE: leaking torque converter oil seal?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 12 Mar 97 04:14:23 UT
to fix it, drop the engine, get the correct torque convertor bearing from VW and the correct seal. install the seal properly or it...
Re: Big bore diesels in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Wed, 4 Apr 2001 09:29:19 -0700
> Go for fewer (larger) cylinders (more torque). A > 4liter diesel six will > have more grunt than a 4liter V8. ahh... thanks for the info...
Oops Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:45:50 -0400
...But that nut is torqued very tight, and if the nut -- the special >10-slot nut that they put on when they increased the...
looking for a Torque Converter
Historical mailing list - Jim O'Connor
Wed, 4 Jan 2023 10:22:40 -0500
...I am hoping someone can help me locate a torque Converter for my 1986 Westfalia. GTA is not an option (long story) and gowesty...
Re: rear brake shims
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:28:18 -0400
Gee, Scott, that makes me feel special. ;) I have a 3/4 drive torque wrench that reads to 450 ft lbs. Mike Scott Daniel...
Re: Torque specs for wheel bearing housing (rear)
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 30 Apr 2017 23:25:47 -0600
Hi, First, I can't believe how obscure the torque reference is on Bentley page 42.2. But it's there! I use blue...
Re: Torque Converter Questin
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 1 Jan 2003 08:26:33 -0500
I hate to think at how much the dealer charged for a new (rebuilt) torque converter. Was it really new? Torque converters do go...
Re: Torque Wench - calibration?
Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 18:10:08 -0800
Clamp a socket, extension, etc in a soft jaw vise with the torque wrench sticking out perfectly horizontal (the handle must be able to...
Re: Need torque specs for AC bolts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:12:04 -0700
...Sometimes the just don't feel right at the torque spec, and I think many torque specs on general engine parts are a little...
The Bus Stop, torque wrenches, type IV parts, buying a bus
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 May 1995 19:48:51 -0700
...Fie on them for sending you bad stuff! I've got a pointer-type torque wrench, and my experience with my 914's type...
Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:07:41 -0700
...subtract the weight of the > tractor from the equation. > You are completely right about the torque. You pay for horsepower, but > buy > for torque...
RE HP and Torque Specs
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
7 Mar 1996 21:35:57 -0800
limbo@bcn.net (Jim Digennaro) asked "Just wondering if anyone knows what the Horse power and torque specifations are for 2.0L aircooled, 1...
Re: Question about torque convertors.
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:23:52 -0400
...And the teeth are worn on the torque convertor, and is consequently eating the starter gears. Do you know how the gears are connected...
Re: Auto trans woes in a '90 Carat...
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 14:00:27 -0600
There is a rod which meshes with teeth deep in the center of the torque converter and runs all the way thru the final...
Re: Rear Axle Wiggle
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:49:32 -0600
Also on a related note ... "re-torque the nut to 360 ft. lbs.". I have never seen a shop that actually had a torque...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:19:09 -0700
The only thing you need is a good 1/2" drive 50-250 lb torque wrench and socket, like this one: http://www.sears...
Re: VW service action
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 18:30:02 -0500
...I watched the mechanic doing the re-torque on the head bolts. He was using a click-type torque wrench and re-torque to...
3/4" Torque wrench option
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:36:15 +0000
...bv_bv&crid=1R96SQC93V7V6&cv_ct_cx=3%2F4+torque+wrench&keywords=3%2F4+torque+wrench&pd_rd_i=B009GLITFW&pd_rd_r=3da1a86c...
Auto Trans questions/ woes
Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:13:15 -0400
I have an '86 GL Automatic and I'm getting some serious idleing speed noise from the torque converter area... Details... No serious leaks...
Type IV drain plugs
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Jan 1996 09:57:43 -0800
A quick word on Type IV oil drain plugs- My 914 took about 100-130 degrees turning with my torque wrench for the last...
Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
Historical mailing list - S2
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:27:59 -0500
The torque setting is 253 lb/ft. You should be able to rent a torque wrench that will read up to 300. Respectfully, Steve...
Re: torque wheels?
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Thu, 2 Nov 2000 22:59:42 -0700
...I complained to the manager, who had the tire monkey come out to my car with a torque wrench. As the manager and I...
Re: torque wrench
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:33:10 -0600
...i used to have a > clicker torque wrench but it was stolen sometime back. i bought it back > before i knew of the clicker...
Anyone have Turbo ... factory WRX torque figures here
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:21:49 +1200
...280ps/6500rpm MAXIMUM TORQUE: 33.5kg/m/4000rpm POWER WEIGHT RATIO: 4.250 (WRXtypeRA) 4.46(WRX)" RPM - TORQUE (kg/m) 1500-15 2000...
Re: Torque wrenches
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:46:20 -0400
When it comes to using torque wrenches there are a number of factors that need to be considered for successful use. There is some...
How dynamometer measures horspower and torque. A Must have url
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:53:23 -0800
Robert, The dyno article I read, http://yarchive.net/car/ and others, state that dynamometers read the engine's torque and the horsepower is...
Click type torque wrench
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 May 1995 09:26:36 -0500 (CDT)
I have a question about click-type torque wrenches. I bought all these tools at least a couple of months ago. I figured I...
84 Head Bolt/Nut leak
Historical mailing list
Thu, 01 May 1997 19:04:42 EDT
...b) Take torque wrench and see what present torque is by, first recording tightening"breakaway" torque, then loosen 1/8 turn and tighten back...
Re: torque wrench
Historical mailing list - jbange
Sun, 28 Nov 2004 08:33:49 -0800
...I suspect a click type torque wrench is considered "complex", like a floor jack or band saw. John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
Low end torque, was: 4 Cyl VR-6: Maybe Not!!
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 1 Dec 1999 20:37:06 -0500
...While I don't have the specs at my fingertips, I recall something like 145 lb/ft of torque at 2100 rpm. THAT's...
Re: AT gasket
Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:31:20 -0500
...getting > all the > fluid out of the torque converter and trans. dead volume) Replaced > fluid and > did the torque in stages again with an...
Re: question for an engineer
Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10:40:38 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-02 23:55:01 EDT, you write: " I picked up a used torque wrench a couple years ago...
Some Comments on the Torque Wrench Discussion
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 22:51:44 EDT
The debate over the merits of clicker vs beam torque wrenches moves me to a few comments. In my experience, I have used 4...
Re: Connecting Rod Torque?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 21:07:50 -0700
Walter, These instructions are for new "torque to stretch" rod bolts. Do not reuse your old bolts, they only stretch once! Buy new bolts...
Re: Crazy Winnebago/Eurovan Motorhome
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 22 Jun 1995 10:40:06 -0700 (PDT)
...It is this torque (which is > > produced at reasonable rpms) that, in my opinion, gives the van the hwy > > cruising qualities that Bill and...
Water Boxer HP and Torque specs
Historical mailing list - John P
Thu, 4 May 2000 04:57:46 -0000
...Can anyone give me the HP and Torque specs for both the American and European spec 1.9 and 2.1 Vanagons/Transporters. Haynes...
WTB: Auto tranny torque converter
Historical mailing list - George Wietor
Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:44:40 -0500
...Who has a line on new/rebuilt torque converters? (several different ones are listed in Bentley) Or even a core automatic transmission? I live...
Re: 094 5 Speed kit
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 31 Dec 2016 07:58:45 -0600
...Nice and simple... >> When you add a TDI, a Subaru, supercharged inline, or another big torque >> motor..and you use all it's torque...
Re: lug nut torque?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:23:59 EDT
...The reason for measuring the amount of torque applied when tightening a fastener is that the amount of tightening torque can predict the amount...
Re: WBX head re-torque?
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:21:44 -0800
...WBX head re-torque? > >I want to see if I can easily stop a head gasket coolant leak on a >'86 2.1L WBX...
Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:02:34 EST
...That is why a beam torque wrench has a floating handle. Having said that, if you are hanging a dead weight from a lever...
Re: Head torque values...
Historical mailing list - John Andrew
Sat, 22 Apr 2000 09:00:13 -0600
...Head torque values... >Greetings; > The heads are on,the glue is wet, the Bentley is seventy miles >away. Can someone look up the torque...
Re: Can VW find it's Beetle Juice?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:19:08 -0800
...As fellow TDI drivers put it, "People drive torque and buy horsepower". My 2001 NB TDI puts out 145 ft/lbs of torque at...
Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:26:17 -0600
...I'm thinking of buying a > 250 > ft-lb torque wrench from HarborFreight. It's like $70 bucks plus > tax > and shipping. (I am...
Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Mon, 18 May 1998 22:40:25 -0700
I wonder how much quicker a syncro tranny will bite the dust with all that extra power and torque moving through it. My understanding...
Torque spec for cylinder head drain plugs?
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Sun, 7 Nov 1999 19:48:29 -0500
Is there a torque spec for the Vanagon watercooled cylinder head coolant drain plug screws? I can't seem to find one mentioned in...
Re: Heli-Coil tap and metric hysterics
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 07:31:15 -0700
So why do we torque metric bolts to ft. lb. specs? Why not to kilo newtons? Are ft. lbs. used in England? What about...