Thread: VP R&R
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Old 06-07-2017, 11:30 PM
Bimmer-Bob Bimmer-Bob is offline
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Ugh. Got everything back together okay, but over-torqued one of the VP bolts and snapped the head off. I read somewhere to torque to 22 lb-ft*, and I was using a high-quality CDI torque wrench.

Worse, it's the one on the lower right, which is probably the toughest to actually see! I don't think there's any way I'm going to be able to drill it out, as I haven't had much success in better conditions. So, for now, we'll just see how bad it's going to leak.

I was also afraid to over-torque the bolt that holds the tension arm on...the aluminum block is just so damn squishy, I don't understand the torque values that are called for, they seem way too high.

* Actually it's 10 NM, so like 7-8 lb-ft. I think I knew that, not sure why I said 22...maybe I did do 22 and that's why it snapped. $#^$(*!!!
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