Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:55:42 -0700
Reply-To:     "sailingfc @dslextreme.com" <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
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From:         "sailingfc @dslextreme.com" <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Torque wrenches
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
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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......
>>
>