[NoVa-Corvairs] Torque settings

[Bryan Blackwell]

I think the 100 foot pounds is for the nut on the hub.  In any case,  
I'm quite certain you're correct, and that's too much.  It's a 3/8"  
bolt, check a couple others in the manual and you'll see they're lower.

--Bryan

On Sep 20, 2007, at 9:37 PM, Daniel Goldberg wrote:

> The shop manual says that the bolt that fits into the center of the  
> yoke requires 100 feet lbs of torque.  Is that right?  I'm at 50  
> feet lbs and that seems plenty tight -- no?  What is the  
> conventional wisdom here?  Strictly adhere to the shop manual?   
> Subtract some feet poundage?