how to get 360ft-lbs torque? Bring out the bathroom scale. Stand on the bathroom scale. Attach 3.6 ft long breaker bar so that the shaft is horizontal Pull until scale registers an additional 100lbs. (E.G. final reading is your weight + 100lbs) extra credit: Generalize this to arbitrary length bars and directions of pull. This tip is due to Bob Hoover. Now you realize why the aircooled will never die! /Martin > From: Paolo Damiani <PaoloD1455@AOL.COM> > Subject: Re: how to get 360ft-lbs torque? > > > Does anyone know of any way to torque axle nuts to the torque specified > > without driving to a garage that has a 4-foot torque wrench. > > > > I have heard about using an extender bar, and a smaller torque wrench, but > > I don't remember the math. > : > A simple torque calculation is fairly straightforward: it's the force (lbs. or > newtons) applied through a moment arm (feet, inches or meters): the distance > between the point of force application and the center of the nut or bolt) > > Rent or borrow a big one, this is the safest option. -- Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel Quantum 1.6l Turbo Diesel Martin Jagersand email: jag@cs.yale.edu Computer Science Department jag@cs.rochester.edu Yale University Slow down and visit the VW diesel Westy page: WWW: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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