Re: Am I Just Lucky?

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

Mr. QSHIPQ@aol.com said:

> A 2 foot extension is not a "lucky" removal, it works...  If you look at Mr.
> Bentley, it shows a audi tool (xxxx) that is at least a foot long, then the
> torque wrench is attached to that, and THAT has a 258 ft/lb torque on it...
>  If you do your math, and don't use the audi tool the actual spec is much
> more than 258....  The main reason most UNDERTORQUE their bolts, and I would
> surmise, why I have corrected as many as I have...  Look carefully at that
> bentley....

You are right.  Steve Bucholtz also pointed out that the wrench 
attachment point is not in line with the bolt; therefore, it's a 
lever/torque amplifier.  Weird!!  Guess they figure that 258 +/- is 
the heaviest wrench available, so they came up with a device to add 
torque.

I used a bit of anti-sieze on the bolt, and put at least 100 pounds 
of heft on it at the end of a 4-foot pipe.  That's LOTS of torque any 
way you measure it.  I doubt if it comes loose.

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