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On 1 Feb 2003 at 16:03, Daniel Baum wrote: > According to the books, the standard torque for wheel nuts is 72 lb ft. I > tried this with a torque wrench, to see what it felt like, and I could > easily do it with one hand. Seems that jumping up and down on the wrench > like some people do is unnecessary. Please check again; I think the correct torque for the 4 bolt wheels is 92 lb- ft. (I assume that the T34 is 4-bolt.) Shops almost always WAY OVERTORQUE these bolts, so I have gone to taking my torque wrench with me to the tire shop and finishing the installation myself. It saves bent wheels and agony later on when I have to try to get these off by hand. Yes, the proper torque is firm but easy to do by hand. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/