>(1)    Formula for re-torque on this axle nut?
>Now tighten you slotted axel nut to 360 ft pounds.
>360 Divided by your weight = how far away to stand on your cheater.
>Example I weight 190 so I need to stand 18.2 inches from the center (is
>that the center of the nut you're putting torque to....>>>>????).
>
>360/190 = 1.89.....so I do not understand this formula....

Yeah, I'm with you:  I don't know WHAT formula gets 18.2 out of 360 ft-lbs
and 190lbs, unless he was dividing 190 by 360, then adding 1 (?), then
multiplying by 12 inches, which gets 18.36. Seems to me that you'd just
multiply 1.89 feet by 12 to get 22.68 inches.

>(2)    Correct re-torque amount for this axle nut:
>     -Haynes says 369 #/ft. for my newer style 10-split pin slotted nut -
> what is concensus on this torque amount?

Should be 360ft-lbs. Haynes is almost undoubtedly a typo.  No surprise,
that. I've found so many glaring errors, omissions, and outright  lies in
Haynes manuals over the years that I don't even buy them anymore. I bought
the Haynes for my Honda Civic years ago and it showed a picture of a
standard strap-type oil filter wrench on the oil filter. The instructions
said "use wrench to remove filter". I weaseled my way under there and went
to put the strap wrench on and found that, once it was on, there was NO
ROOM TO MOVE IT! The drive axle and  engine were in the way. Those jerks
took a picture of a strap wrench on that oil filter knowing full well that
it wouldn't work. Between that and the AC section that only covered the R12
based system when they only had the R12 system in the first two years of
that body design before totally redesigning it for R134a, I swore to never
give them another dime.

John Bange
'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"