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> Torque wrench question
mdwman
post 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.

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Katmanken
post Feb 21 2008, 07:42 PM
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Actually, as a geek engineer, I like the beam type better and think you get better accuracy. I've never had a parallax problem, mine has the indicator real close to the numbers.
With strainer nuts, I go by feel. Just don't be a ham handed torqueing fool.

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