19-06-20, 06:40 PM
(19-06-20, 10:21 AM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=Gnasher link=topic=26267.msg316564#msg316564 date=1592557400]
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Gonna have to agree to disagree with you there Gnasher.
That's your choice mate :rolleyes But your way is bad practice and at some point it's going to leak, when it does just pray you've not damaged the mating surface and/or stretched the threads as it will. New OE washer is £2.60 ish last I bought one, or copper £5 for 10.
Quote: I'm guessing there is some sort of different version of a torque wrench that fits onto this bolt allowing things to be torqued properly but as you can imagine i would reckon that 99% or more of people won't have this gadget available in their tool box.
Nope, crows foot spanner
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I just noticed you can get a couple of washers for about £2.60 on Ebay.
That's very weird you should mention a 'crows foot' spanner because i stumbled on them early this morning (not even sure how?) and i was trying to think of a scenario where they would be useful?
Are you saying there's enough room so you can use a torque wrench with with one of these ends on, because if so i will happily buy one right now just for that job alone?
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Those crows foot spanners can be handy, just remember that to use your normally calibrated torque wrench with one that you have to put it on at 90 degrees to the wrench. If you put it on in line with the wrench then you are increasing the length of the torque wrench by up to two inches, this means the calibration is now out. A rough guide is at a setting of 100 lbs ft the now extended wrench is now really operating at 110 lbs ft.
Just something to bear in mind when torquing up something like a sump bolt.