Torque Wrench Suggestions

[hunt4570]

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.........

So you could cut a 3" hole in that panel in the appropriate place then pop one of these plugs in there, check it without removing that panel then.

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[5030]

What I did but I kept the OEM drain plug.

 

[2manyrocks]

My daughter's Honda insight is so low to the ground that I'd still have to put it on jack stands to be able to see what's happening.

 

[hunt4570]

My daughter's Honda insight is so low to the ground that I'd still have to put it on jack stands to be able to see what's happening.

Or some quick jacks.. hydraulic and a bit pricy, but nice.

 

[MTGreen]

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

I have a 5 ton truck with left-handed lug nuts all along one side of the vehicle that are supposed to be torqued to something like 350 ft lb. A torque wrench that works both ways is necessary here

 

[M59]

Or some quick jacks.. hydraulic and a bit pricy, but nice.
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An S2000, excellent fun car. Also like the spalted wood sitting on bench on left side of pic.

 

[oldtimer 66]

Just for information and not really associated with torqueing a oil pan drain plug. I have purchased a couple of Proto torque wrenches over the years. A .50 drive ratchet C6014C and a .38 drive 6006C ratcheting. They replaced a couple of Craftsman torque wrenches that are all now breaker bars with a cheater pipe at times. The Proto tools were a little pricey but they were well worth it. If you are going to purchase a .50 drive torque wrench I would suggest that you get the 250 FT/LB version. As a example my wife's Ford Edge calls out 162 FT/LBS on the wheel studs. My 3/4 ton truck calls out 140 FT/LBS on the wheel studs. Just some information. Later.

 

[M59]

Just for information and not really associated with torqueing a oil pan drain plug. I have purchased a couple of Proto torque wrenches over the years. A .50 drive ratchet C6014C and a .38 drive 6006C ratcheting. They replaced a couple of Craftsman torque wrenches that are all now breaker bars with a cheater pipe at times. The Proto tools were a little pricey but they were well worth it. If you are going to purchase a .50 drive torque wrench I would suggest that you get the 250 FT/LB version. As a example my wife's Ford Edge calls out 162 FT/LBS on the wheel studs. My 3/4 ton truck calls out 140 FT/LBS on the wheel studs. Just some information. Later.

Some of the Porsches, with single center hub nut on wheel are torqued to 850 foot pounds. Torque wrench is 5 feet long and thousands of dollars.

If you want to play with toys you have to be willing to pay.

 

[5030]

500 foot pounds on an Alcoa aluminum pilot mount wheel, 3/4 drive mega wrench. Was always a shop tool.

 

[hunt4570]

An S2000, excellent fun car. Also like the spalted wood sitting on bench on left side of pic.

That wood is a big knot or something I found in the woods. It was kind of rotted so I've had it drying for quite a while. Trying to figure out what I want to do with it. It is mostly hollow on the inside so I'm thinking making some sort of floor lamp decoration kind of thing with it. Trying to figure out the best way to seal it now that it is dry.