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J.D. · 02-13-2019, 06:44 PM

Ummm, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the torque spec was 8nm, not 8 pounds. 8nm is roughly 70 inch-pounds. So if you torqued it to 8 foot-pounds you over torqued it quite a bit.

02-13-2019, 06:44 PM	#16
J.D. Private 20 Rep 57 Posts Drives: 2015 328i Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Ummm, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the torque spec was 8nm, not 8 pounds. 8nm is roughly 70 inch-pounds. So if you torqued it to 8 foot-pounds you over torqued it quite a bit.
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