who needs torq specs?

[jester@westfailure.net (jester@westfailure.net)]

On Fri, 17 May 2002, the hitman wrote:

> about 2 weeks ago one of the guys i share the shop with (name withheld to 
> protect the guilty)was replacing his rear wheel bearings. watching him do 
> this i asked if he wanted the torq specs from the bentley. his reply was "no 
> i'll be fine" and he proceeded to tighten them down with an impact gun. 
Heheh,

This is doubly funny because on rear wheel bearings, there isn't even a
torque spec, its a play spec, you don't even tighten them fully. Its easy
to do correctly by feel, but you have to know that they aren't a crank it
down item to start with.

what a hoot, but hope he is okay.

take care,

Steve

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