How the $@!#%$!!@@##! do you fit a torque wrench in THERE!!?
07-07-2011, 12:05 AM
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How the $@!#%$!!@@##! do you fit a torque wrench in THERE!!?
Doing a valve adjustment (1982 SC) and I have SSI muffler/exchangers and A/C. There is no way in hell I can fit my 3/8 torque wrench in there for the valve covers. Just will NOT fit for half the nuts it seems. Do folks use 1/4" micro torque wrenches? Any recommendations or advice?? Thanks folks.
07-07-2011, 12:37 AM
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Yep, get a 1/4" micro torque wrench.
I used a needle type torque wrench on my first go-round and it was OK.
I used the micro torque wrench when I had the engine out of the car.
I used a needle type torque wrench on my first go-round and it was OK.
I used the micro torque wrench when I had the engine out of the car.
07-07-2011, 01:44 AM
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07-07-2011, 02:37 PM
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oh no here we go ... what do you guys torque your covers to and do they leak ?
My issue has really been this .. if you are putting new nylocks on it takes about 3 lbs of torgue due to the resistance of the nylock on the stud are you really torquing to what you think you are ?
My issue has really been this .. if you are putting new nylocks on it takes about 3 lbs of torgue due to the resistance of the nylock on the stud are you really torquing to what you think you are ?
07-07-2011, 02:52 PM
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07-07-2011, 03:49 PM
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Doing a valve adjustment (1982 SC) and I have SSI muffler/exchangers and A/C. There is no way in hell I can fit my 3/8 torque wrench in there for the valve covers. Just will NOT fit for half the nuts it seems. Do folks use 1/4" micro torque wrenches? Any recommendations or advice?? Thanks folks.
I use an air ratchet and simply snug them up until I feel the gasket j-u-s-t begin to compress a little. A short-handled ratchet works just as as well. Its an aquired skill that every PO should learn, just like tightening spark plugs.
07-07-2011, 07:48 PM
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I've never used a torque wrench on those fasteners in 37+ years.
I use an air ratchet and simply snug them up until I feel the gasket j-u-s-t begin to compress a little. A short-handled ratchet works just as as well. Its an aquired skill that every PO should learn, just like tightening spark plugs.
I use an air ratchet and simply snug them up until I feel the gasket j-u-s-t begin to compress a little. A short-handled ratchet works just as as well. Its an aquired skill that every PO should learn, just like tightening spark plugs.