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    Can I borrow a torque wrench capable of 460nm?

    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 $
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    Can I borrow a torque wrench capable of 460nm?

    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

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    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).

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by alien View Post
    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

    You should find other posts using the search function at the bottom of the page.
    Wow that’s great, cheers!

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    '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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by POD View Post
    '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.
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    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.

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

    Simples

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