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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 07:29 AM
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A couple rat tats past tight with the 1/2" impact
Old Jan 7, 2004 | 07:43 AM
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Maybe I just don't get out much but I have never seen a tourque wrench that goes to 360 ft/lbs. Mine just go to 80-100. Me and my pops always just chained 12a's down and hopped on a nearly 3 foot long 2 1/2" or 2 3/4" wrench I can't remember which... Whatever the flywheel nut is.



I have seen another method with air. Torque it down as high as you can go with a torque wrench. Then hit it for 5-10 minutes with air. You will be deaf but it will not come off ever muahuahahah
Old Jan 7, 2004 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 93 R1' date='Jan 7 2004, 05:29 AM
A couple rat tats past tight with the 1/2" impact
yeah thats what i did, and it was close to where it was before so i kept going, is that 360lbsft?
Old Jan 7, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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Was it toight.. toight like toiger?
Old Jan 7, 2004 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Jan 7 2004, 11:40 AM
yeah thats what i did, and it was close to where it was before so i kept going, is that 360lbsft?
sHOULD BE AS LONG AS ITS NOT A CHEAP *** CRAFTSMAN IMPACT.
Old Jan 7, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 93 R1' date='Jan 7 2004, 02:46 PM
sHOULD BE AS LONG AS ITS NOT A CHEAP *** CRAFTSMAN IMPACT.
lol did you look in my box or something?
Old Jan 7, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by pengaru' date='Jan 7 2004, 01:58 AM
did anyone else see that flywheel just roll by?
sweet av peng
Old Jan 7, 2004 | 11:43 PM
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I always used an impact gun from Snap-on. Says on it if you hold it for a number of seconds, it tell you how much torque is tighting too, (the instruction book that is). I have torque that thing for 15sec, that's enougt
Old Jan 11, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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i used like 4 foot of pipes and me pushing on with my foot. never had one come off yet lol
Old Jan 11, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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1/2" Craftsman is what I used.



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