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**tricky[_2_]** · April 29th 13, 12:21 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled

On 28/04/13 11:19, KWW wrote:
> On 4/28/2013 2:17 AM, wrote:
>>> Stood on it about 3' out,...
>>> Chris
>>
>> A measly 3 feet? LOL
>>
>> I'm telling you that simply ain't enough, ok?
>>
>> BTSeenT, no kidding, 3 feet is not enough.
>>
>> 6 feet is more like it.
>>
>> And not-springy like a breaker bar and socket neither.
>> And the drum and axle needs to be solid too with a long
>> lever attached.
>>
>> Yeah, I know.
>>
>> "we did it this time and that time and the other time
>> and it worked fine"
>>
>> ....and one time it didn't work fine for Chris, see?
>>
>> Any motion at all on those splines is bad for 'em.
>>
>> Alvin in AZ
>> AKA: Butthead in AZ
>> AKA: Soon to be bear **** in AZ (on rec.guns)
>> (told 'em my bear story LOL
>>
>
> But the whole point of Ft-lbs of torque is the force that is applied,
> and actually at 3 ft it should have been 495 ft lbs without bouncing if
> he actually measured 3 ft out. Granted, to avoid loss of pressure due to
> binding and the like the pivot point should have been supported on a
> surface directly level with the axle height but at least in theory it
> should have been right unless something was not totally together and
> falsely indicated that it was tight enough. At least in theory. Been
> doing it that way for years.... Maybe he has been losing weight and
> didn't realize it.
>
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Is there not a split pin (cotta?) that stops it coming loose ?