From: Chris Petrell (taz-list@rawfire.torche.com)
Date: Sun Dec 12 2004 - 23:25:10 PST
Nothing to do with MV, but I found this post funny, as just tonight, I
pulled the tires off of an Opel GT I have, and my impact could not pull
some of the lugs, so I used a 4 foot cheater to break em free.. :)
C.
> At 7:35 PM +0000 12/12/04, noel shelley wrote:
>>Do those wrenches put on enough torque?
>
> I'm speaking of an impact wrench. I'd expect that
> can put more net torque on a nut than I can place
> without resorting to a torque multiplier or what
> you described below.
>
>>I would doubt it !
>>What do you weight 180 - 200 Lbs , right 450 ÷ 200 = 2.25
>>Take a bar 3feet long , that will fit your socket bar and measure 2` 3"
>> from
>>the socket centre , mark this point , with the bar alittle above
>> horizontal
>>stand on it with your feet either side of the mark , now your a torque
>>wrench ! When it won`t go any more your somewhere near , always add
>> alittle
>>. With a little ingenuity and common sense this principal can be adapted
>> !
>>Wrenches that go to 450 Ft /Lb are expensive !
>
> that's one way to think about it. I'll have to
> see if I can find a 4 foot cheater bar.
>
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