On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:57:45 -0800, Antaki <wrack@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

>In a nutshell -
BRILLIANT!

>
>I use a wrench, cheater and a bathroom scale.
>For example, if you hold the cheater 3' from the nut, divide the torque
>setting by 3. Subtract that number from your weight on the scale, and push
>down until the xcale indicates your weight is equal to your calculated
>value. If you are pushing up on the cheater, add the torque value to your
>weight rather than subtracting it.
>
>Wrenchin' wRon
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>jimt
>Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:46 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject:
>
>
>On 3/10/05 7:20, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Here's a question for everyone.  How many of you torque the rear axle
>>> nut to 300lbs and how many tighten it as tight as they can get
>>> it/cotter pin holes line up?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jere
>
>Did a smack and line up on a bug once.  Havent done it since.  Stripped
out
>my nice new drum in a week.
>
>If I don�t have my big torque wrench with me I have my 24 inch breaker.
My
>scrawny self standing on the end gives about 280 and then a little jump to
>kick it over a little more.  Then I try to line up the cotter key.
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>jimt
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