Torque Wrenches - my answer... (holy smokes!)

[Ingo D. Rautenberg]

Ok, so now what?  Do we know how long the extension is of tool 2079?  And
IIRC, the torque wrench required (and the one I bought) is of the 3/4"
variety.  They seem to be pretty much one standard length  -- which is
another reason this is not mentioned in the Audi literature.  Furthermore,
torque values specified are what? -- 350 Nm / 258 lb ft as indicated on
torque wrench with tool 2079 (or equivalent) or  450 Nm / 332 lb ft without.
I find the discussion, while not arbitrary, somewhat pointless in that IF
you follow proper procedure AND you use the proper tools, you will have the
intended result.  Just don't tell me you're using some special shorty 3/4"
torque wrench -- I don't buy it.

Can we agree that most 3/4" torque wrenches are in the 32"-42" range?  I
honestly don't recall the size of the 2079 -- but based on my observation
and calculations given the torque values above, it would be ~11".  Is that
about right?  Bueller? Bueller? Oh, and BTW, for those having a difficult
time comprehending torque multipliers and such, just check out:

http://www.specialpatrolgroup.co.uk/spooky/torque/torque.html

Then make your own tool.

Where's that t*rsen list again... ;-)

-Ingo (somewhat torqued)



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