The pulley bolt on my 83 waterboxer will need to be tightened to around 240 ft-lb when I reassemble the engine. I'm thinking of buying a 250 ft-lb torque wrench from HarborFreight. It's like $70 bucks plus tax and shipping. (I am a CA resident :-( The Bentley says that there is some type of tool like a extension that can increase the torque of my existing 3/8" 75 ft-lb wrench. I went on the Internet and was not able to find this type of extension for a cheap price. What does everyone else do when then torque down bolts like the pulley bolt? Do you have a 250 ft-lb torque wrench and just tighten it with an cheater bar? My other option is to buy an impact wrench and air-compressor, which I kind of want anyway, but that is more cash :-( and I don't want to spend the cash this month. I've never used an impact wrench before, can the wrench be set to apply a maxium torque to bolts when tightening the bolts? -- Craig -- ------ Craig Oda's Personal Email Living and Working in the SF Bay Area Automobiles: '83 VW Westy (watercooled); '77 VW Bay Window Other Info: http://communitybuilders.info/~craigoda/ |
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