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| mdwman |
 Feb 21 2008, 01:52 PM
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Getting ready to do a first oil change on my 914 and want to clean the oil strainer as well. I don't have a torque wrench and Autozone has a very inexpensive beam type. I have never used a torque wrench before and wonder if this type is adequate to get the correct torque of 9lbs on the strainer nut? Looks like 2lb graduations on the scale up to 150. The fancy click type wrenches look to be very expensive and many don't go below 10lbs.
Thanks for any input. M |
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| Van |
Feb 21 2008, 02:36 PM
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Correct - use a ratchet that is about a foot long, and exert about the the force it takes to pick up a gallon of milk. (One foot - 8.5 lbs... see where this is going?)
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Correct - use a ratchet that is about a foot long... Feb 21 2008, 08:50 PM degreeoff OR just break down and buy a nice T wrench and you... Feb 21 2008, 02:53 PM purple I got a nice Kobalt 3/8'' at Lowe's fo... Feb 21 2008, 06:23 PM kwales Actually, as a geek engineer, I like the beam type... Feb 21 2008, 07:42 PM |
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