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JFG |
Dec 2 2017, 02:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 686 Joined: 7-April 16 From: Wales Member No.: 19,869 Region Association: None |
I've discovered that my torque wrench only goes up to 160 ft lbs. I need another 50 ft lbs to lock up the rear drive shafts into the wheel bearing hub.
I have an angle gauge and was wondering if it is possible to convert the remaining 50 ft lbs into degrees for the angle gauge? |
barefoot |
Dec 2 2017, 06:42 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,276 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Charleston SC Member No.: 15,673 Region Association: South East States |
Don't think an angle gage would work as the # of degrees of rotation is highly dependent on how tight the nut is.
You're better off by using your longest breaker bar and determining how much weight you're putting on it. Say you have a 24" breaker bar and you stand on it with your 200 # body weight, that's 400 ft-lbs assuming you have the bar horizontal when you step on it. |
Mark Henry |
Dec 2 2017, 08:53 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Don't think an angle gage would work as the # of degrees of rotation is highly dependent on how tight the nut is. You're better off by using your longest breaker bar and determining how much weight you're putting on it. Say you have a 24" breaker bar and you stand on it with your 200 # body weight, that's 400 ft-lbs assuming you have the bar horizontal when you step on it. It's not a critical value like a rod bolt, so this method works fine. |
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