Torque Wrench Suggestions

[5030]

Certainly ate. In fact, head bolts on a Cummins tractor engine (case), are wet torque.

 

[mike5511]

CDI torque wrenches. They make the Snap-on torque wrenches . I've got two of them. Nice wrenches

 

[5030]

If you put the Icon and the snap on side by side, the ONLY difference besides the cost is the etched name on them. I have a snap on as well Exact duplicates. Motion Industries checks mine and so far always in spec My tool truck snap on was north of 500 bucks btw.

My issue with cheap wrenches is again, they only torque clockwise. Don't work for me. Has to be in both directions.

 

[Williy]

One guy told me my HF torgue wrench and
he had a snapon but his elephant mouth over
loaded his humming bird ass when he actrually
checked his against the HF there was no difference!
I have never heard of anyone needing a torque
wrench that worked both ways IMHO its senseless
and a waste of money! If you work in a weird factory
maybe they might need one??????

willy

 

[ranchito]

And an oil drain bolt would by nature be a wet torque.

 

[Marslander51]

I’ve never needed a torque wrench for a drain plug. Never seen a published value for one. If you need one, get an inexpensive one and calibrate it. Clamp a socket in a vise so that the handle of the torque wrench is horizontal. Hang a known weight from the handle. Adjust the wrench so that the weight makes it click. Calculate the torque by weight and length of arm from center of socket to the weight and compare to your setting.

 

[M59]

One guy told me my HF torgue wrench and
he had a snapon but his elephant mouth over
loaded his humming bird ass when he actrually
checked his against the HF there was no difference!
I have never heard of anyone needing a torque
wrench that worked both ways IMHO its senseless
and a waste of money! If you work in a weird factory
maybe they might need one??????

willy

Williy,

Left hand threaded fasteners are not that unusual. The bolt holding mower blades to spindle are typically left hand thread and require proper torque to prevent blade loss. Tossing a spinning blade could cause real damage/ injury.

I always torque the mower blade after removal for sharpening.

 

[5030]

One guy told me my HF torgue wrench and
he had a snapon but his elephant mouth over
loaded his humming bird ass when he actrually
checked his against the HF there was no difference!
I have never heard of anyone needing a torque
wrench that worked both ways IMHO its senseless
and a waste of money! If you work in a weird factory
maybe they might need one??????

willy

Guess you never torqued a outboard bearing set on a full floating axle on a big truck or a large pickup truck. I did it all the time when I worked at the truck dealership and I do it here when I preload my outboards on my 1 ton pickup truck. In fact, there is a specific torque spec for them. Same applies to the prop shaft in marine application. Those are left handed and require a specific pre load value as well.

Quality torque wrenches will ALL torque in both directions. Cheap ones won't. All mine are both directions including the Icon 1/2" drive clicker.

 

[Richard]

are you sure that is a crush washer on there

1. Tis what they call it
2. Is taped to the top of each of the four filters I bought (buy 3 get one free type thing)

So, each new/replacement filter I have, bought from dealer, has one attached. I'd not mind another type of seal.... I'm just 'going by the book'.

Given the lower stance, the cover that has to be removed, it's a real pain in the hiney to see if it's dripping after it's all reassembled. I've been tinkering on stuff for 50 years so I get "the feel" of doing something.... but this strikes me as, not tight enough, might have oil dripping out. Too tight, might strip the oil pan. Not knowing the range between the two, using a torque wrench allows me to target that spot between those two points of event.

I didn't torque it when I did the last (my first) change on it so ostensibly I'm in the ballpark but, this is one of those "could it be dripping and I'm not seeing it because that bolted on cover is hiding things?"....

Yeah, I can be a bit OCD at times. At least I can recognize/admit it lol

 

[2manyrocks]

Ongoing visual confirmation isn't possible with that cover and it is time consuming to safely jack up the car and remove the cover to look at the oil drain plug. They could have at least provided an easily removed access cover for the oil drain, but no.........