The math is in the vanagon bible (Bentley service Manual)  I forget what
page it is on, but I have used it and it works.

Pete
peterz@gte.net
83.5 Vanagon

----- Original Message -----
From: Gary E Thaxter <gthaxter@DGTDESIGN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 1999 10:24 AM
Subject: how to get 360ft-lbs torque?

>Does anyone know of any way to torque axle nuts to the torque specified
>without driving to a garage that has a 4-foot torque wrench.
>
>I have heard about using an extender bar, and a smaller torque wrench, but
>I don't remember the math.
>
>Any suggestions would be great.
>
>Thanks
>
>Gary Thaxter
>74 transporter (panel)
>78 westy
>85 kombi
>86 syncroGL
>