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Date:         Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:41:51 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1986 + Brake Caliper Bolts. 200 Ft lb ?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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At 07:41 PM 9/2/2012, neil n wrote: >True?

Do you doubt the sacred word of Bentley? Those are big honking bolts. And be nice to them, because it's possible that I bought the last one in the system (had to come from California to Rhode Island) a year ago.

>Archives suggest I could torque to 150 Ft/lb then go by feel. > >Or I could just do some math..... ;)

Math is good. Trouble with 150+feel (leaving aside accuracy) is you might be spending a torque wrench. Of course you can use a scaling adapter with a 150 lb-ft wrench, or use a beam-type and extend the scale proportionately - if the pointer returns to zero then you didn't bend the wrench. If the driver shears off then you'll probably bang your hand into something you didn't want to, but at only a 1/3 overload I don't think that's very likely.

Yrs, d


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