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by Jh911
Thu May 23, 2019 4:26 pm
Forum: Other cars & toys
Topic: BMW 3 series wagons
Replies: 10
Views: 4277

Re: BMW 3 series wagons

Thanks for your input Daryll. I can’t belive you fit all of your daughter’s college stuff back there! Funny, I had never seen a GT until a few days ago when an Internet search pulled up several when I was hunting bmw wagons. I’ll add it to the list! It is a shame there are so few manufacturers selli...
by Jh911
Wed May 22, 2019 9:32 pm
Forum: Other cars & toys
Topic: BMW 3 series wagons
Replies: 10
Views: 4277

Re: BMW 3 series wagons

Thanks for the input, Gnat. And good point about the back seat- my boys are 2, 6 and 8. I can squeeze ‘em in tight in one row only for so long.
I’ll have to look at the Cayennes, too- I’ve never really liked the way they look, but driving one might change that I suppose.
by Jh911
Wed May 22, 2019 7:31 pm
Forum: Other cars & toys
Topic: BMW 3 series wagons
Replies: 10
Views: 4277

BMW 3 series wagons

I’ve been more and more of a wagon fan lately, much to my wife’s chagrin, and have been casually searching the used markets. I DD my 2003 4S, mostly. There are times when I need to fit my three sons in the back (or it’s in the shop for 6 weeks), so I use our third car - ‘05 Acura MDX. The MDX is fin...
by Jh911
Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:30 pm
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: Axle nut torque
Replies: 7
Views: 2474

Re: Axle nut torque

Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions. I went the cheater bar route with a (measured) extension and with my body weight on the end. I think my calculations got me close enough to the desired torque. I’ll recheck it after driving around some just to make sure everything’s snug, but I feel p...
by Jh911
Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:27 pm
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: Axle nut torque
Replies: 7
Views: 2474

Axle nut torque

Hi everyone- I’m just finishing up my latest DIY- replacing a boot on a front CV axle on my 2003 Carrera 4 S-and I’m wondering what I should do to torque the axle nut. 340 lb/ft, right? My torque wrench is laughably undersized, and the local part stores who loan out bigger torque wrenches don’t have...