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torque wrenches
I was looking for a recommendation on where to pick up a suitably sized
torque wrench for torquing the axel nuts and flywheel. The last one I used was (I think) a 250 ft/lb "autozone" wrench on their tool loan program. I think it was about $90 to purchase. I think the problem I had was that this wrench wasn't quite large enough to torque the flywheel on a performance engine. Can someone recommend a good source for an inexpensive but adequate torque wrench? Something that went up to ~ 300 ft/lb Also, I see some ads in the VW magazines for torque multiplier tools (torque buddy or something like that). I'm assuming it's some kind of gear-drive gizmo that attaches to the flywheel. Does anyone have experience with this type of tool? Thanks, Scott ----------------------------------------------------------- Posted using Android Newsgroup Downloader: .... http://www.sb-software.com/android ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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torque wrenches
Hi Scott,
I bought the torque tool recently. I can put the rear on jack stands and take both axel nuts off by myself with no hassle. The only you have to get is longer lug bolts. I haven't tried it on the flywheel yet. -- Eddie 1965 Beetle http://picasaweb.google.com/feuerkafer > wrote in message ... |I was looking for a recommendation on where to pick up a suitably sized | torque wrench for torquing the axel nuts and flywheel. The last one I used | was (I think) a 250 ft/lb "autozone" wrench on their tool loan program. I | think it was about $90 to purchase. | | I think the problem I had was that this wrench wasn't quite large enough to | torque the flywheel on a performance engine. Can someone recommend a good | source for an inexpensive but adequate torque wrench? Something that went up | to ~ 300 ft/lb | | Also, I see some ads in the VW magazines for torque multiplier tools (torque | buddy or something like that). I'm assuming it's some kind of gear-drive | gizmo that attaches to the flywheel. Does anyone have experience with this | type of tool? | | Thanks, | Scott | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | Posted using Android Newsgroup Downloader: | .... http://www.sb-software.com/android | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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torque wrenches
Eddie wrote:
> Hi Scott, > I bought the torque tool recently. I can put the rear on jack stands and > take both axel nuts off by myself with no hassle. The only you have to get > is longer lug bolts. I haven't tried it on the flywheel yet. > Ive only heared good things about the torque multipliers ! seems like a great idea to me . you know when you are stuck - cant get the nut off - trying to figuer out how you can do it on your own .... well someone did |
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torque wrenches
I've used them several times and they're great!
Andy "Tricky" > wrote in message ... > Eddie wrote: >> Hi Scott, >> I bought the torque tool recently. I can put the rear on jack stands and >> take both axel nuts off by myself with no hassle. The only you have to >> get is longer lug bolts. I haven't tried it on the flywheel yet. >> > Ive only heared good things about the torque multipliers ! > > seems like a great idea to me . you know when you are stuck - cant get > the nut off - trying to figuer out how you can do it on your own .... > > well someone did |
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