At 15:13 8/20/99 -0700, T.J. Sheffield wrote:
>Dear Volks,
>
>My Bentley manual, with a copyright date of 1989, lists the following for
>rear axle nut torques:
>
>Page 42.1, Quick Data, Rear Axle Nut:             350 Nm / 253 ft lb
>Page 42.4, Rear Wheel Suspension, Shafts & Axle:  500 Nm / 360 ft lb
>Page 46.6, Brakes - Mechanical Components:        350 Nm / 253 ft lb
>
>I'm confused.  Two out of three seem to indicate 253 ft lb torque on the
>rear axle nut is appropriate. . . .

If you have a ten-slot castle nut, use the higher torque value.  If you
have a six-slot castle nut, throw it away, get a ten-slot one, and use the
higher torque value.

Apparently they were having trouble with stripping the splines on the hubs,
hence the change.  My '91 Bentley is plastered with warnings to only use
the ten-slot nut.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"