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2 places I can think of on these cars where you absolutely need 3/4" drive- the flywheel gland nut and rear axle nuts. I bought the breaker bar and 36mm socket not very far into my VW wrenching time- I've probably owned them for 43? 45? years now, and wouldn't think of using anything else for those 2 jobs. Your broken bars are a good example of why they're needed.

Because of the extra power (engine as well as increased forces from better handling due to lowering the ride height, thicker sway bars, firmer shocks and wider wheels and tires) we put to these things I agree that it's not a bad idea to up the torque slightly from the 217 ft. lbs. quoted in the factory manuals. I don't think the sky is the limit, though, as David found out (I don't think very much will stand up to over 3 1/2 times  what's spec'd- that nothing broke is a testament to the factory material's quality), and I even wonder about the long term effects of Stan's 450 ft. lb. figure (over twice the stock number, although I'm sure he will report quite factually of no ill effects over the many thousands of miles he has logged). With the way VW's were so over-engineered to begin with, maybe 275-300-ish ft. lbs. (or a touch more to line up the cotter pin holes) would be the ticket? Then it wouldn't take 2 gorillas and all the foul language that goes with it to get them off when it's maintenance time again? 

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