[s-cars] Torque Question

[Larry C Leung]

Gabriel,

I wish, but unfortunately, not. On the 95.5 (and I believe, earlier than
that) it's plastic.
Just finished doing the hoses, and most definitely confirmed that. No
damage
was done.

LL - NY

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:54:16 -0700 "Gabriel Caldwell" <gabriel at ts.bc.ca>
writes:
> Fred,
> 
> I think your crossover tube is aluminium.
> 
> Gabriel Caldwell
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry C Leung [mailto:l.leung at juno.com] 
> Sent: July 20, 2004 5:18 AM
> To: CaptMagu at aol.com; munrof at sympatico.ca
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Torque Question
> 
> 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 
> 
> 
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> ----
> 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
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