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

SJ syljay at optonline.net
Thu Dec 4 00:36:05 EST 2003


> From: "Paul Meyers" <pmeyers1215 at msn.com>
> Subject: RE: Re:Torque Wrenches - my answer... (holy smokes!)
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>
> I have tried to stay out of this awesome (or awful, depending on you
> persuasion) technical debate, but thought I'd interject that I bought a
300
> ft-lb 3/4" torque wrench for $60 and a nifty set of 3/4" impact sockets
for
> $35 at Harbor Freight tools. While I can't set it to 332 ft-lbs, it does
go
> to within about 10% of there (with maybe a little extra nudge for
> insurance).
**** And what makes you think that 332 ft lbs is the correct value? Maybe
the correct value is 400 ft lbs.
Now you need to make an extender . . .hehehehehe
And you thought you got away from the theory stuff.

SJ
85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
88 Audi 5kq
90 Audi 100q




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