Kragen's torque practices

[John Kelly <76067.1750@compuserve.com>]

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Message text written by Vitaly Iourtchenko

"To make a long story short, the dude working the shop torqued my
wheel to 130 ft-lb (vs 80 ft-lb). It turns out some bloke in a
Suburban lost a wheel on the highway, and sued the shop. Now they
torque all cars to 130 ft-lb."


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The correct torque on a '97 Camaro is 100 ft lbs.

--John Kelly