Once again, I am reminded that hubris =
makes a lousy
guide.........
about a month ago I replaced my clutch. =
I remember
laughing at all the posts reminding us to torque our cv bolts or risk =
losing
them. Thought to myself, no torque wrench, no problem. surely I can put =
enough
force on these suckers with my ratchet..............
well, driving to work this morning, =
pulled away
from a stop light, clunk, whir, no go. I got lucky-I was going up a =
hill, easy
to coast down into a nearby parking lot. I just happened to have all new =
bolts
and my 12 point tool in the van, luckily had no sheared-off remains =
of
bolts in my flange. 10 minutes later, back on the road. bought a torque =
wrench
on the way home. I will never ignore the sage advice of the list
again!
Don