Can I borrow a torque wrench capable of 460nm?

[Patrick110td5]

Fitting a harmonic balancer to a td5, need a beefier torque wrench than I possess. Before I go out and buy one for potentially a single use, anyone kind enough to lend me theirs? Located in Melbourne’s west, happy to compensate with beers or $
Cheers

[PerthDisco]

Often there’s an alternative equivalent like 200nm +90 degrees which can be done with regular tools and a paint marker. And not to be too worried if you don’t get there exactly on these things with some loctite on the thread.

The BMW E30 crank front bolt has a similar torque value and no one is doing it up that tight.

And use a new bolt each time on these big torque bolts

[steveG]

I haven’t had to do out Td5 one yet, but I’d be pretty confident that most who have done the job haven’t used a torque wrench.

A quick calc - 460Nm comes out around 31kg at 1.5m
Grab a bit of medium wall pipe 1.5 m long, slide it over your breaker bar and apply 31kg to the end of it (I normally use a spring balance or “fish scale” for this sort of thing).

Steve

[alien]

You may be able to make an extension to use you existing wrench.
I did this with a pipe over a breaker bar on the bolt and shifter in the other for the torque wrench, just did the maths and a few texta marks for maintaining distances.
Torque Wrench Extension Formula (https://www.norbar.com/Support/Calculators/Torque-Wrench-Extension-Formula)

You should find other posts using the search function at the bottom of the page.

[Patrick110td5]

You may be able to make an extension to use you existing wrench.
I did this with a pipe over a breaker bar on the bolt and shifter in the other for the torque wrench, just did the maths and a few texta marks for maintaining distances.
Torque Wrench Extension Formula (https://www.norbar.com/Support/Calculators/Torque-Wrench-Extension-Formula)

You should find other posts using the search function at the bottom of the page.

Wow that’s great, cheers!

[POD]

'Two grunts and a sigh' on an 18" breaker bar.
I was in the motor trade for the first 6 years of my working life. The only time a torque wrench was used was for cylinder head bolts, main bearing caps and big ends. And not even every one of those.

[loanrangie]

'Two grunts and a sigh' on an 18" breaker bar.
I was in the motor trade for the first 6 years of my working life. The only time a torque wrench was used was for cylinder head bolts, main bearing caps and big ends. And not even every one of those.

I remember helping dad when i was a teenager and i think it was about 75lbs for everything, back then most old cars used cast iron so not much risk of stripping threads.

[towe0609]

I have a 3/4 Warren and Brown deflecting beam torque wrench that covers the range and would be happy to loan ... I'm about 2 hours drive from you though.

[Patrick110td5]

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Breaker bar + 1m square steel tube + pry bar + luggage scale got the job done

Simples

[Tins]

18 volt 3/4" Milwaukee Fuel rattle gun...

[PhilipA]

I have bought a torque multiplier for if I ever need to do the job.
Regards PhilipA

[Tombie]

18 volt 3/4" Milwaukee Fuel rattle gun...

Is it 3 or 4 ugga duggas? I’ve forgotten…

[RANDLOVER]

Is it 3 or 4 ugga duggas? I’ve forgotten…

If you forget you can use some Torque Sticks Can You Use Torque Sticks With Cordless Impact Tools? - AGradeTools.com (https://agradetools.com/torque-sticks-cordless-impact/) which I found interesting, then you just have to remember how they match up to your various impact tools, air, electric, battery, etc.

[Tins]

Is it 3 or 4 ugga duggas? I’ve forgotten…

4. It's 3 for the 300TDi.

[Tombie]

If you forget you can use some Torque Sticks Can You Use Torque Sticks With Cordless Impact Tools? - AGradeTools.com (https://agradetools.com/torque-sticks-cordless-impact/) which I found interesting, then you just have to remember how they match up to your various impact tools, air, electric, battery, etc.

Yes, I’ve used “twist sticks” for years - I always use the lower than desired value ones to enable quick fit up and then manually torque from there.