Thread: Torque sticks?
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Old 10-10-2009, 11:24 AM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by babymog View Post
You're forgetting about the 450ft-lbs on the coach Kerry. When I did mine, I used my 12x reduction wrench and a torque wrench set at 45ft-lbs (lose a bit in the gearing), worked great except for the 17lbs of gear-reduction, times 60 lug-nuts! Did it once in a campground in Disney installing new SS centers, 85degrees and humid, never again.
What does your 12x reducer look like? I have a torque multiplier but I think it's only 4x. I bought a nice little lug wrench stand from Northern Tool for truck wheels. It is infinitely adjustable and holds the extension at just the right height for the lug nut.
How much torque do you calculate is lost in the mutliplier gearing?
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