Weigh yourself, do the math, make a mark the right distance from
center on your breaker bar, arrange the bar parallel to the ground
and stand on the mark you made.

I had to stand 19.5" from center on my breaker bar to get 360 ft.lbs.
Wanna guess what I weigh?

Steve
'86 Westy

At 12:40 PM 5/18/2003, you wrote:
>I'm thinking about servicing my rear wheel bearings, and wondering if
>I'm setting myself up for a major pita.  In the past when I have taken
>the big nut off, I torqued it back as tight as I could with a six foot
>cheater.
>And let that be good enough.  Bentley says precise torque is  essential.
>What's the scoop on this job?
>
>John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
>mudbug@toadhouse.com , http://www.toadhouse.com