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On 4 Aug 2003 at 7:30, Aaron Clow wrote: > --- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > > > They should be > > torqued down until you get > > metal to metal contact, although I've often wondered > > if using a thin washer > > here would be a good idea. > When I took mine off, it had a thin spring washer on > each bolt there. I guess i'll be putting it back as it > was with the new seals, as it didn't show any signs of > leaking. Interesting. I think this is the way I want to do them in the future, as the compression seems too severe to me with nothing in there. OTOH, they came from the factory with nothing in there, but the original seals may have been softer when they were new. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org