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Date:         Fri, 27 May 2011 09:38:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BANLkTim7272HkjVSNrp7Aw+RsS3Oq08UGg@mail.gmail.com>
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Used to know a machinist who had micrometer fingers. You could hand him a piece of material (paper, metal, etc.) and he could tell you how many thousandth of an inch with pretty amazing accuracy.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] |On Behalf Of Jim Felder |Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 8:33 AM |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers | |He's kinda right. The notion that you would torque a fastener |by hand runs counterintuitive to owning the wrench, in a way, |but there is some truth to it. You can learn what a certain |pull is if you pull it enough. Of course you have to figure in |the length of the wrench you are using, but you learn that |too. My dad used a torque wrench only a couple of times in my |life that I saw; the other times he was "torquing by feel." He |sure worked on a lot of stuff torquing by feel. He also |snapped off more than his share of bolts. I use a torque |wrench were I can, and by feel where I can't. | |You figure it out the same way you can tell what something |weighs without using a scale just by hefting it. Same thing. | |Jim | |On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < |camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: | |> tencentlife's adapter kit for connecting a adapter which allows a |> fellow to mount a oil pressure gauge sender alongside the stock oil |> pressure warning light sender has this to say about torquing: |> |> "Torque recommendations are meant as relative guides, it will not |> generally possible to actually use a torque wrench on the |fittings in |> this installation." |> |> "...Tighten the fitting carefully, it has a taper thread so it will |> seal into the case hole with moderate torque, generally less |than 8-10ft.lb." |> |> and |> |> "The compression fittings should attain a good seal with only |> 10-12ft.lb. of torque, so don't overdo it." |> |> I'm assuming that some of yinz have fingers calibrated after many |> years of experience. Is there any wisdom that can be shared here? |> |> -- RJS |> | |----- |No virus found in this message. |Checked by AVG - www.avg.com |Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3663 - Release Date: |05/27/11


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