Figure out what the moment arm is for your weight to generate between 200 and 240 lb. ft., position yourself at that point on a breaker bar, and lean on it till your feet come off the ground. Dad used tp torque the prop bolt on the radial engine by having me do a chin up at three feet out on the bar (back when I was 150 lb.).
On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:44:19 -0400 Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> > wrote: > > > Book says to lube the crank bolt and torqe to 270 - 330 NM. I had been > > thinking of using blue loc-tite on that bolt since it came loose once > > before, but guess not? > > Blue Loctite, I'm fairly sure, won't work with lubed surfaces. The lube > allows increased longitudinal force on the bolt (greater clamping force) > for the same amount of torque. > > > > My torque wrench only goes to 200 NM. Should I get one that will go > > higher or just go to 200 and finish with a breaker bar and guess? > > That spec is 199 - 243 ft-lbf. Since you have had problems with it > before, I would not take the chance and guess. Can you rent a larger > torque wrench anywhere? Maybe borrow/rent one from a semi-truck repair > shop? > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > 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 > -- 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
