Torque Setting?

[DGraber460@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/14/2005 6:37:12 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
jdupree914 at sbcglobal.net writes:

The data  I have access to right now (Not Bentley)
shows 81 ft-lb for all Audi's up  until 1996 A4, 1997
A8 and 1998 A6, when it jumps to 89  ft-lbs.


--- LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>  wrote:

> I thought it was 81 lb-ft. By Bentley CD is not
>  working, so I can't verify.
> 
> LL - NY
> 
> On  11/14/05, DGraber460 at aol.com <DGraber460 at aol.com>
> wrote:
>  >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 11/14/2005  2:26:01 P.M.
> Mountain Standard Time,
> >  subscriptions at globalape.com writes:
> >
> > And if I do buy  one, what should I look for,,,will
> any CRAFTSMAN or
> >  Mastercraft do ?
> >
> > Q.R. wrote:
> >
>  > >I have always been doing it just be hand, does it
> really  matter ?
> > >
> > >Chris Thorp wrote:
>  >
> > >
> > >>Jonathan Brauer wrote:
>  >
> > >>
> > >>>Hi List, it's been a few  years since I swapped
> my own snow/summer
> >  >>>tires -- what setting do I set the torque
> wrench? 90  sticks in my head
> > >>>but I'd like to hear someone  confirm. 99 A4.
> > >>>
> >  >>Jonathan,
> > >>
> > >>120 N-m or 88  lb-ft. 90 lb-ft should do you just
> fine.
> > >>
>  > >>-Chris
> > >>
> >
> >
>  > I have a Craftsman Torque wrench that I think is
> fine for home  use.
> > I torque my wheels to 78 ft/lbs. Through
>  experimentation I found that were
> > I
> > to have a flat,  90 would be too difficult to
> remove out on the road. At 78
>  > I
> > have never had a problem with a wheel ever working
>  it's way loose.
> > The important part is to make sure all bolts  on
> each wheel are the same so
> > as to not warp a rotor when  quenched by puddles or
> rain water.
> >
> >
>  > Dennis
> > Denver
> >
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My Bentley shows 80 ft. lbs.
 
Dennis
Denver