Quick torque specs please...

[Huw Powell]

Yes, that's how I use the impact gun - how many "gdunks" after it stops 
obviously turning. 1 = about 50 ft lbs.

Since all I can mange by hand is one "grunt" (= 35 ft lbs or so), the 
impact wrench is my friend.  Of course when torquing things that matter, 
like head bolts, out comes the Bentley and the real torque wrench.

John Cody Forbes wrote:
> The tie rod one grunt I'm all for, but I'm always sorta leery about 
> wheel bearing damage if the axle nut (or bolt where applicable) isn't 
> tightened correctly. That said, I have in the past used a air wrench 
> 'gdunk' spec which happens to be 3 gdunks for the axle nut and 10 gdunks 
> for the crank bolt (don't let the s-listers see that!!) ;-).
> 
> 
> -Cody Forbes
> 
> 
> Huw Powell wrote:
>> John Cody Forbes wrote:
>>> Ok so I took a guestimate and torqued the axle to 200lb/ft and
>>> tightened the tie rod end tight by hand so I could drive home.
>>>
>>> FYI the axle is 207lb/ft and the tie rod is 40lb/ft.
>>
>> I was gonna say, axle nut to three or four grunts and tie rod to one.
>>
>> But I had no reputable source for the specs.  Or knowledge of how
>> much a "grunt" is for you. 
> 
> 
> 

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Huw Powell

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