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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:30 pm
by payaya
Its really not that hard! You guys need to invest in a tool! You guys can pass it around and it will make your lives a lot easier!
Trust me! A pry bar/screw driver does not sit too well when you have the firewall in the way! Im not joking as well its a bitch!
The timing cover is a bitch to get off as well!
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:48 pm
by mxysxy
what tool is this?
something generic or from mitsu?
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:53 pm
by payaya
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:59 pm
by mxysxy
hahaha
when you said "invest in a tool" I thought the bugger is like $200.
Better get one of these buggers asap
BTW, I need a torque wrench.
Now they cost a lot, had a look at the Repco and they like $200, not even gold plated
What do you guys use for applying the correct torque?
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:17 am
by Bennoz
Hehe, ya gotta have a torque wrench. It one of those expensive 'annual' buys for me.... in 01 it was the torque wrench. 02 was the compressor (air,) 03 was the big drill press... and so on! The old 'pop a vein in the forehead' just want accurate enough!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:42 am
by payaya
thats what i need a air compressor and air tools that would be so convenient!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:44 am
by SchumieFan
Bennoz wrote:Hehe, ya gotta have a torque wrench. It one of those expensive 'annual' buys for me.... in 01 it was the torque wrench. 02 was the compressor (air,) 03 was the big drill press... and so on! The old 'pop a vein in the forehead' just want accurate enough!
ah its so good to have a father who was a mechanic for several years.... hes even got a 6 ft pit in the garage! 2 torque wrench's, an air compressor he built 20 years ago, drill press, bench saw, 2 chev's sitting in the garage, bench grinder, bench polisher, electric bench wire brush.... plus every tool you can imagine.... most of which i have no idea what they are for!
cheers pops
oh yes, i am spoilt....
and when he karks it they are all mine!
not that i want him to kark it cause hes pretty fuckin awsome
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:05 pm
by G_A_V
dont you need an air compressor for the torque wrench ?
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:43 pm
by Bennoz
Nope, torque wrench is a hand tool
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:07 pm
by mxysxy
I think there are impact wrenches out there which can handle low torque numbers. For eg 2-40 NM which is suitable to work in FTO engine bay.
Am I correct?
Impact wrenches require air compresser, correct?
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:33 pm
by Bennoz
There are pneumatic tools that can torque things up to any tension. Its accuracy they lack. Mind you I've not been in the industry for a long time so there may well be something out there that does. I have a pneumatic ratchet that I use for most non critical nuts & bolts. You just have to be wary of what is & what is not a nut or bolts that requires a specific tension.
Eg when re-tensioning a head, you have to torque up the studs to a very specific tension because its such a finely toleranced surface you are joining. Normally done in 3 goes - find your final torque figure required & divide by 3. Say a head tension requires 100Nm, you would torque all the bolts upto 33Nm in a specific order, then bring upto 66Nm, then the final figure of 100Nm - Even pressure applied across the whole head.
But for say, the nut that hold the windsheild washer bottle on.... you can nip that up by hand & not be concerned about what its tensioned upto. Mind you, knowing the japs, there probably is a specific tension for it mentioned in the workshop manual!