[s-cars] Torque Wrench for crank bolt

[Paul Gailus]

Well, 250 lb-ft is only about 3% off from 258 lb-ft, and this
is considered to be well within the acceptable accuracy
for most torque wrenches.
Even though you can get a calibration lab to get you
better than 1%, there is a lot more variation in actual
use depending on how the torque wrench was applied.

I would be more concerned that the torque wrench
has an adequate length to effectively apply this high
torque level, because putting a pipe on the end of
a torque wrench is verboten in most cases.
Doing this will create an unwanted bending moment
at the wrench handle and degrade the torque reading
accuracy.

Paul

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From: Joel Rector <prymus at charterinternet.net>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 8:08 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Torque Wrench for crank bolt


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I'm going to be changing my timing belt and the largest torque wrench I
could find to rent or buy in town goes up to 250 ft/lb.  I'm still waiting
for the Bentley.  Is this enough torque for the crank bolt?

Thanks,

Joel Rector
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