Lesson is, don't use torque wrench!
Stuart J. Ellis
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Hintopoulos" <hint@northnet.org>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 9:52 AM
Subject: [MV] Glow Plugs, OUCH!
> >$489 mistake to get them drilled out.
> >The TM9 says 10 ft LBS. When my 13g plugs were done to 10 ft/LBS it
snapped
> >every plug. Must mean 10 inch LBS.
>
> OUCH!!!
>
> Question ?: 10 ft-LBS is not very much. I use an inch-pound torque
> wrench and set for 120 in-LBS. More resolution on the inch wrench
> then looking for 10 on an 150 ft-LB wrench.
>
> 10 in-LBS is practically finger tight.
>
> Did I miss something?
>
> Thanks all, Ted.
>
>
>
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