Too much torque is never enough.

[Tom Werner]

>From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>Reply-To: audi at humanspeakers.com
>To: Tom Werner <noonan67 at hotmail.com>
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Too much torque is never enough.
>Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 23:20:51 -0500
>
>
>>I just did a timing belt job on my '91 200q ... I then mig-welded
>>the crank bolt to the harmonic balancer.  You guys can do all the
>>mathematical formulas you want, but I figure that with my way, that
>>sucker is definitely gonna hold.
>
>Uh, yeah, I guess it will.  How are you going to remove it next time?
>
Per the Bentley:  Removal is the opposite of installation.

That Craftsman socket wrench is on its fourth I-5 timing belt.  Red Locktite 
is no problem for it.  I'm pretty sure the mig welds won't phase it a bit.

-- Tom Werner

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