Thread: 4-bolt PAS Box - DIY rebuild???

G'day All, Rebuild wrong choice of word Replacement a better choice, and yes it is a fairly common fault cracked housing according to the lads at the garage cheers Dennis
PS Yes it was.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

in its simplest form it is a lever with a spring gauge.

The important part of it being that it can read torque while in motion. (think ultra light weight dyno) whereas a normal torque wrench is only really good for static bolts.

you can, in a pinch also use a deflecting bar type torque wrench if it has the appropriate scale and has a deflection scale like an old scale as apposed to the little sliding wedge.

If the housing is cracked turf it.. You MIGHT be able to get it welded but then you have to worry about distortion and weak points in the weld.

(Edit adition) one of them up ^ there is exaclty it, measure the preload on the shaft by using that ^ to turn it and get the right torque

and yes you can just use a sprong balance on a wheel or lever.

basic formula being distance in inchesx pounds of force= inchlbs of torque...

12inlbs=1ftlb

thanx for the enlghtenment dave but as i thought the spring balance will do the same job there ya go i lernt sumfing 2 day

but i still cant spell

cheers

chris