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Subject:Re: Looking for tips on torquing the rear wheel bearing nuts
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:04:49 -0700

Add 300 to that and your good jim :-)

I’ve used 1/2 breaker bar plus tube extension, you know how much you weigh, calculate where to play that on the bar. If you do actually weigh 400 lbs, then you don’t need the extension cheater bar :-)

Chocking the wheels helps 

Alistair 

> On Jul 23, 2019, at 6:47 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Those call for #60 ft pounds and then a little more. I am closing in on
> finishing up a job that includes new brake lines, new bearings, and new
> poly bushings on the rear trailing arms. How have others managed the torque
> issue?
> 
> Jim