Re: Size of Lug nuts (bolts) on 1990 80Q

[Bob Kunz <bkunz@hpbs114.boi.hp.com>]

> 
> > Ooops! You really meant to say ft-lbs, right. 80 newton-meters would be
> > about 580 ft-lbs -- sure to warp those rotors!
> > 
> There must be some conversion error here.
> 
> 1ft-lb => 4.5 * 0.3 == 1.35 Nm.
> 
> 80/1.35 equals about 58 ft-lb.
> 
See now, I never was any good at factors of ten. Forgot that g is 10 m/s/s
when I came up with 580. 58 is right. So don't let those wheels fall off!

--bob "I always do things the hard way" kunz