At 12:25 PM 4/16/2011, neil n wrote: >How does one torque the big inner "nut" to rack? I imagine most go by feel. Bentley shows it being done with an open-end wrench, at the same time they say "...torque to 51 lb-ft." But what you need is an open-end crowfoot wrench which you attach to your torque wrench and then apply a formula to correct the torque. Calculator is here: http://www.engineersedge.com/manufacturing_spec/torque_wrench_1.htm Yrs, d |
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