[V8] Backing up to proper toolage

[qshipq at aol.com]

 Any stud remover/installer tool that is a non-thread damaging type will work, Snap-on has them in the larger sizes special order = pricey.?? Power House Tool in Joliet IL makes a nice one I've used as well, a bit overkill for the amount of torque needed, but a 1/2>3/4 adapter makes that easy. ? Hard to justify any of the proper tools for this job, unless you do VAST amounts of work with oil filter studs.

HTH
SJ


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
To: qshipq at aol.com
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 8:43 am
Subject: Re: [V8] Amusing find - Backing up










Hope you had your coffee.... So could you elaborate on how to tighten it... in 
the off chance that this happens to another lister?

 Ron


--- On Fri, 2/20/09, qshipq at aol.com <qshipq at aol.com> wrote:

> From: qshipq at aol.com <qshipq at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Amusing find - Backing up
> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com, toml99 at todomundo.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 9:28 AM
> A fine reminder the factory oil filter torque spec is
> 11-15lb/ft on all v8's, including all ascribed v8
> "junkers".? The threaded pipe insert at 50lb/ft
> means if that pipe is loose, someone needs to put a torque
> wrench on that filter on the next install.? I argue hose
> pipes don't really "become" loose, they are
> loosened by overzealous torque on the filter, specifically,
> much more than 50lb/ft of torque is required to *remove* the
> filter.? Happens on the I5's too.? With a properly
> torqued filter install, that threaded pipe should never
> "become" loose.
> 
> I might also argue that a strap wrench to tighten the
> threaded pipe isn't enough torque, nor the proper tool
> for a loose oil filter stud.
> 
> My .02
> 
> Scott J