I'm putting a star on this email, very good trick! I'll be putting in a bazillion of those 6mm suckers once I get my upper pan finished, I'll have to see which is more accurate, the thumb or the torque wrench. :)
Walt On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congrats! > > The tip about being unable to overtorque a 6mm with your thumb over the end > came from a German at a Deutz Engine Service school. > >> I wound up using the smallest easy-out I had, on an 8" long .25" >> socket extender with a quick-coupler. The fat side of the extender >> just fit into the drill, and with the ramps there was plenty of >> working space. Bolt end came out inside 5 minutes including rigging >> the coupler; new bolts went in fine (using Loren's suggestion of hand >> wrench only :), filled with the specified 7.5 quarts of oil, and I >> drove the car up and down the block with no issues. >> >> Then I ushered the kids in, and we went to Chuck-E-Cheese for >> "dinner." No leaks and no pressure problems, so I'm calling it a job - >> finally - complete. >> >> All in all a pleasing end to a pleasant Sunday. >> >> Thanks all for the help and encouragement, >> -Tim >> >> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:41 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Great news. I remember some of those bolts way up in holes --- >>> None of mine broke. I did use an inch-ounce torque wrench -- but don't >>> remember the setting. >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Tim C <bb...@crone.us> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for the optimism Don. :> >>>> >>>> Last night I took Max's kick-in-the-pants and spun the front one >>>> mostly out with a punch; it had enough resistance on the broken nub of >>>> the bolt to spin it, and the bolt was about flush with the bottom edge >>>> of the pan before I was interrupted by Scouts. I anticipate no >>>> problem getting that one out. I am expecting (hoping?) that the same >>>> thing works on the back one, and I can replace bolts, check everything >>>> one last time, and fill with oil this evening. >>>> >>>> Thanks all, >>>> -Tim >>>> a little excited at the prospect of all three cars running at the same >>>> time >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> OK Don >>> 2001 ML320 >>> 1992 300D 2.5T >>> 1990 300D 2.5T >>> 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
