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Subject:Re: Rear axle torque specs?
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Mon, 1 Jun 2015 10:02:49 -0600

500 newton meter = 368.78 pound foot

On 1 Jun , 2015, at 4:54 AM, Dennis Jowell wrote:

> Does anyone know what the correct torque specs for the rear axle nut on my 1988 GL Westy.
> My Bentley says 360 ft.lbs. but I understand that that is wrong . I understand that The conversion factor from the 500 Nm was calculated wrong in the Bentley.,shouldn't it be 253 ft lbs?
> I got this info from the westfalai.org site.
> 
> 
> Dennis Jowell
> Scotch Hollow Farm
> Newbury, Vermont