Audi/VW I-5 Engine rebuild TOOL list - What I'd need?

[Pat Korach]

Huw

I use a 5 ft thin wall antenna pole from Radio Shack.  It slides right over
my torque wrench or breaker bar.
Works Great.

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA

Huw Powell wrote:

> > It should be as tight as you can physically get it using your own
> > strength/body weight...I wouldn't get too hung up about exact torque
> > specifications with this fastener.
>
> not good enough.  If I were to use my 18" or so breaker bar, the *most*
> torque I'm gonna get is about 225 ft-lbs... that's  all of my weight
> times the 1.5 foot long bar, and that is difficult to do.
>
> use a 4 foot pipe or so on your breaker bar and put 150 pounds or so of
> body weight on the last foot of the pipe, then you'll be in the 400-500
> foot pound vicinity, and all will be well.
>
> the key addition to the above comment is the amount of leverage you use
> to "amplify" your body weight/strength to the appropriate torque.
>
> > >       This raises the question as to the what the correct torque
> > > is for the
> > >         nut if the extension isn't used.  [vibration damper pulley to crank bolt]
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
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>
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