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Old 04-17-2012, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 95m3ltw View Post
Think of the torque stick as a spring. . . .



For this application, they could be a great way to "hammer" safely on the glow plugs while keeping the torque below a threshold which might damage the plug.
Thanks, Greg. Now that I have two 606s I'll have to keep it in mind. So far I've had to remove only two glow plugs. One took a little care and the other was 603-easy.

Jeremy
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