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Title: How Tight
Post by: Russ on April 07, 2004, 01:26:16 PM

how tight do you tighten stock lug nuts on a beetle??

thanks russ

Title: How Tight
Post by: kirin on April 07, 2004, 02:43:48 PM

bout to 75 ft/lbs. Thats what I did on seabert..
Never had a problem

Title: How Tight
Post by: Hoosier Daddy on April 07, 2004, 03:02:22 PM

I tighten em up till my elbow pops! Kind of a built in torque wrench.  

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Post by: moni on April 07, 2004, 04:25:33 PM

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Kind of a built in torque wrench.

sweet!  :lol:  

Title: How Tight
Post by: red snapper on April 08, 2004, 10:33:06 AM

Moni, Were have ya been?

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Post by: Shane on April 13, 2004, 12:27:18 PM

She's been at Mojo's Drinkin
 ;)

 I know with Erco's it's 90 ft pounds
 

Title: How Tight
Post by: moni on April 14, 2004, 03:27:48 PM

hey brian!
i know i haven't been around much. my nose has been stuck in school textbooks for the past four months. i had my baby on the road last week, tho, and MAN did it ever feel good... definitely got me raring to go for the vw season!  B)  

Title: How Tight
Post by: red snapper on April 14, 2004, 03:59:47 PM

Ill be insuring my car next week sometime. Have to try and get some more miles on it before the big weekend. We gotta go cruzin. See ya THE SNAPPER.

Title: How Tight
Post by: James Buchan on April 14, 2004, 05:00:22 PM

You'll need more than miles on it.....