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WOW, a HUGE difference! Glad I checked the t3 posts this morning before leaving for work. I rechecked the Clymer Manual and sure enough it's listed as 28-36 ft. lbs. I was wondering why Jim had suggested putting rope in one of the cylinders; now I understand. What about leaving it in gear with the e-brake on? Can I get enough resistance to torque it to the 94-108 ft.lbs? Looks like I'm riding the motorcycle today. THANKS, Dave Britton '64 notchback Carpinteria, CA On Sun, 2004-06-06 at 21:25, daveb wrote: > > According to the Clymer manual, the torque for the bolt is 28-36 ft. lbs., > not as much as I had anticipated. Everything is re-assembled and life is > good (and quiet. On Sunday, June 06, 2004 7:29 PM Russ Wolfe wrote: >>NO, NO, NO, The torque on that bolt on a Type 3 is 94-108 ft lbs. Type >>1's are 28-36 ft lbs. and on Sunday, June 06, 2004 7:39 PM Jim Adney wrote: >>>But that's the wrong torque. The correct torque is 94-108 ft-lbs. DON'T run it >>>until you retorque. If it comes loose on you it will mess up other things and >>>you'll be in a worse fix. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org