Crank bolt torque for timing belt change (10v)

[Cody]

Ha! I always use the airgun for such "as tight as you can" bolts. Arround the shop we jokingly measure it by "gadunks" (how else would you spell that sound?) of the air gun. The crank bolt is a 10 gadunk bolt. ;-).

-Cody Forbes
Black Forest Racing
2x '86 5ktq
'87 5ktq EFI
'88 80 4cyl


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: JShadzi at aol.com
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 12:25:04 -0500

>Ya, or 1 "hernia false alarm", where you feel your lower abdomen for any protruding intestinal activity.
>
>Javad
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>>I think Huw had mentioned it was 3 grunts on a 2" bar and 2 grunts on a 3' bar.
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>>Ben
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>>Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:59:20 -0500
>>From: JShadzi at aol.com
>>Subject: Re: Crank bolt torque for timing belt change (10v)
>>To: quattro at audifans.com
>>Message-ID: <59757B12.21F6FC94.0016D39D at aol.com>
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>>You guys crack me up, for the last 10 years I've used the "1/2" breaker bar with 3 foot extension, get it as friggin' tight as I can, stand on the end of the bar" method.
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>>Curious to know if its 512 or 516 ft-lb  ;)
>>
>>Javad
>>
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