Oil and Filter Change
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From: Tegger on 4 Nov 2007 16:11 "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in news:tOudnQiH8uPTY7DanZ2dnUVZ_oSnnZ2d(a)comcast.com: >> > > I have never seen anyone use a torque wrench on an oil pan drain plug, Failure to use a torque wrench on a Honda engine oil drain bolt (just as a for-instance) results in inevitable stripping of the oil pan threads. Honda oil pans are notoriously fragile. > an unless you plan on rebuilding your engine or transmission, don't > waste your money on another torque wrench. I consider a torque wrench an indispensable tool, especially for the home mechanic. I use my Sears or my old beam-type for all the fasteners I can use them on. I only forego the torque wrench in cases where I can't get a torque wrench on the fastener for one reason or another, or in the odd case where "approximate" is OK and I am very familiar with how it should "feel", such as many oil drain bolts. -- Tegger
From: Comboverfish on 4 Nov 2007 16:55 On Nov 3, 8:36 pm, Tegger <teg...(a)tegger.c0m> wrote: > aarcuda69062 <nonel...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:nonelson- > A3B57E.19115703112...(a)news.chi.sbcglobal.net: > > > In article <Xns99DDBE9B9B548teg...(a)207.14.116.130>, > > Tegger <teg...(a)tegger.c0m> wrote: > > >> You don't need to be > >> the Bionic Woman (or Man) to apply 18 ft-lbs to a fastener. > > > Without a wrench? I'd bet you can't do it. ;-) > > I do it with my teeth. I have Bionic teeth. > > -- > Tegger So.... you're Julia Roberts? Toyota MDT in MO
From: Ray O on 4 Nov 2007 17:49 "Tegger" <tegger(a)tegger.c0m> wrote in message news:Xns99DEA456F2F2Dtegger(a)207.14.116.130... > "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in > news:tOudnQiH8uPTY7DanZ2dnUVZ_oSnnZ2d(a)comcast.com: > >>> >> >> I have never seen anyone use a torque wrench on an oil pan drain plug, > > > > Failure to use a torque wrench on a Honda engine oil drain bolt (just as a > for-instance) results in inevitable stripping of the oil pan threads. > Honda > oil pans are notoriously fragile. > > > >> an unless you plan on rebuilding your engine or transmission, don't >> waste your money on another torque wrench. > > > > I consider a torque wrench an indispensable tool, especially for the home > mechanic. > > I use my Sears or my old beam-type for all the fasteners I can use them > on. > I only forego the torque wrench in cases where I can't get a torque wrench > on the fastener for one reason or another, or in the odd case where > "approximate" is OK and I am very familiar with how it should "feel", such > as many oil drain bolts. > > -- > Tegger > I guess I'm a little lax when it comes to tightening fasteners! I generally only use one on lug nuts and head bolts. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: nm5k on 4 Nov 2007 20:08 On Nov 4, 4:49 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote: > > I guess I'm a little lax when it comes to tightening fasteners! I generally > only use one on lug nuts and head bolts. > -- I'm about the same way. About the only time I ever whip one out is for something fairly critical like head bolts, or crankshaft bolts, etc. I never use em for lug nuts. My arm, hand etc acts as a pseudo torque wrench for non critical stuff. :/ I don't get them *too* tight either.. One of my gripes is tightning nuts and bolts so tight that they snap off or deform the next time someone tries to loosen them.. But on the other hand, in about 35 years of tightening lug nuts with no torque wrench, I've never had one come loose yet. But as far as head bolts, etc, I would never tighten those without a torque wrench. Those are fairly critical. MK
From: Ray O on 4 Nov 2007 20:19
<nm5k(a)wt.net> wrote in message news:1194224934.063229.175860(a)v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > On Nov 4, 4:49 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote: > >> >> I guess I'm a little lax when it comes to tightening fasteners! I >> generally >> only use one on lug nuts and head bolts. >> -- > > I'm about the same way. About the only time I ever whip one > out is for something fairly critical like head bolts, or crankshaft > bolts, etc. I never use em for lug nuts. My arm, hand etc acts > as a pseudo torque wrench for non critical stuff. :/ > I don't get them *too* tight either.. One of my gripes is tightning > nuts and bolts so tight that they snap off or deform the next time > someone tries to loosen them.. > But on the other hand, in about 35 years of tightening lug nuts > with no torque wrench, I've never had one come loose yet. > But as far as head bolts, etc, I would never tighten those without > a torque wrench. Those are fairly critical. > MK > I never used to use a torque wrench for lug nuts, but in these politically correct days, I've started using one in the past year. ;-) -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |