[Vwdiesel] Re: TDI Blunder follow-up

[Roger Brown]

Shalyn Shourds wrote:
> 
> I went out tonight, pulled the bolts back to the second torque value (44
> ft-lbs) and then took them through the 2 final 90º turns.  Hopefully
> it's all good.  One thing I do know is that I'm going to have to work
> out more.  I'm almost not strong enough to do that kind of torque.  Then
> again, I do have the hulking chest of a 9 year old girl.  When you do
> reach the stretch point, it really gives me a sick feeling in my
> stomach.  Feels just like when you're about to break a bolt.
> 
> Whatver the case, I'm feeling pretty optimistic and I appreciate the
> encouragement.   Even if it goes bad, well, I guess we'll all have a
> valuable new datapoint.

One of the benefits of popping for the Raceware stud kit, they torque
down so smooth and easy compared to the TTY bolts.

-- 
   Roger