[s-cars] Torque Question

[Larry C Leung]

Fred, Hap, list;

Thanks for the advice gentlemen. Guess I'll have to be REAL careful on my

crossover tube. Never knew the clamps could actually form aluminum in a
round tubular shape. I always thought round tubes could take just about 
anything. Now I know.

LL - NY

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 22:06:34 EDT CaptMagu at aol.com writes:
LL

Caution, those clamps are very strong. I have over torqued them and they
will collapse alluminum tubing and they have also given me a nice even
ring of depression all the way around an alluminum tube. I use a little
3" 3/8 ratchet that I use to finger tighten only. 

Hap, fingerin dahkine in Evahboost, Maguire 


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Larry;
 
I tightened mine until the springs were about half compressed. If you
compress the springs completely you lose the constant torque effect.
 
If you have the plastic cross-over tube you may want to back it up with
steel exhaust tubing inside or be careful with the torque to keep from
collapsing the tube. My UrS4 steel cross-over tube takes all the torque I
can apply with the clamps :o)
 
Fred Munro
'94 S4