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Re: NH tech day
>One other thing I learned-- I need a torque wrench. Turns out you gotta
>torque the wheel lugs to 90 ft-lb... well, how was I to know? So, I drove
>over to Sears to price 'em and they carry two that appear good: a 5-80 ft-lb
>one for $90 and a 25-250 ft-lb for $100. I'm leaning toward the smaller
>one and just torquing the lugs a bit under-spec. Is there any reason to
>get the larger one? all advice appreciated....
For a $10 difference why even consider the smaller one? The longer handle
How about for cam bearing cap bolts that want 11 lb-ft? Those suckers can
be _remarkably_ easy to shear off . . .
-RDH