35 mph WOT power loss

No. Three times now. SHORT WRENCH. That way you cannot over tighten it. See, once you get the band TIGHT against the drum, it cannot go any farther. ........I always go 8 foot pounds out of the car. 6, 8 tight is tight. It's not critical. All that's critical is you get all the slack out of the band. If you want to, practice on a fastener out of the car first with the torque wrench and then without. It's REAL easy to feel what under 10 foot pounds is. Best way I can describe it is "pretty dang tight" with a SHORT wrench. It's just not as difficult nor as critical as you're makin it out to be.

Took your advice. Took a short 5/16 wrench, tightened the nut "pretty dang tight" and backed it out, then reset the kd. Ill take it for a drive in a bit. It seems to be about 1/2 -3/4 turns tighter than it was previously...