What?! Cr@p! I'll have to go back and re-torque. Thanks, Mark. -Dick- On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:24 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The Bentley spec for CV bolt torque is 33 ft-lb. > > Back cover in Group 42 > Also on page 42.2 > > Mark > > sailingfc @dslextreme.com wrote: > >> I recently did one of my half-shafts and the first bolt I tried to torque >> with my 1/2" drive Craftsman, I stripped the hex. I found out that it was >> out of calibration. I used my other Craftsman "clicker" and finished the >> job. I ended up carefully taking apart it apart and re-calibrating it >> using sandbags of known weight. Another issue is the 25 lb-ft needed for >> CV bolts is at the starting point of my wrench and "clickers" are not very >> accurate at the lower torque settings...... >> > |
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