#5900, "RE: i hate aluminum, my car, haynes, and my torque wrench" In response to Reply # 0
Because they're rated in inch pounds, not foot pounds
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#5901, "RE: i hate aluminum, my car, haynes, and my torque wrench" In response to Reply # 1
Originally posted by DarkOne Because they're rated in inch pounds, not foot pounds
Ha, made that mistake once without breaking a bolt. I honestly thought I had to torque a water pump bolt to 120ft-lbs. This bolt was 15 ft-lbs. I double checked.
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#5908, "RE: i hate aluminum, my car, haynes, and my torque wrench" In response to Reply # 3
80 percent of the force applyed to a bolt as it enters a thread is taken up by friction, use a thread lubercant like med strength loctight and it shouldn't happen... although it is a dsm.
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#5988, "RE: i hate aluminum, my car, haynes, and my torque wrench" In response to Reply # 5
Have the snap on man send in your torque wrench to have it calibrated, albeit I highly doubt its out of calibration enough to overtorque bolts enough to snap them. I have mine sent in 2 times a year.
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