/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.2029028]

Do you use a torque wrench? I have never used one in my life. On stuff like heads and valve covers use a star pattern or work your way outside from the center. Never had an issue

[Anonymous No.2029032]

>>2029028
Its ok anon. You do you

[Anonymous No.2029034]

>>2029032
I'll do you

[Anonymous No.2029040]

Whenever the manual specifies, yes.

[Anonymous No.2029046]

>>2029040
And when there is no manual you're sitting there with a thumb up your ass

[Anonymous No.2029058]

>>2029028
>being proud of doing substandard work

>>2029046
Oh, I get it. You are a poorfaggot who works on old garbage.

[Anonymous No.2029060]

>>2029046
Eh, no.

[Anonymous No.2029081]

>>2029046
>when there is no manual

You can look up torque specs for any grade and size of bolt, you know that right?

[Anonymous No.2029084]

Did it ever actually make a difference? Are there cases of failure?

[Anonymous No.2029111]

>>2029084
>Are there cases of failure?
Yes.

[Anonymous No.2029113]

>>2029028
>Never had an issue
Till a bolt shears off or the head cracks.
But yea, it's possible to do it without a wrench. Just not advisable.

[Anonymous No.2029120]

>>2029028
I don't have a fancy one with a digital gauge or a spring detent, but I still break out the beam torque wrench when doing anything that has to do with seals or on the drivetrain.
It's not as precise, but about a million times better than torquing "by feel" with no frame of reference.

[Anonymous No.2029121]

>>2029120
meant to add a photo of the old style beam torque wrench

[Anonymous No.2029139]

>>2029028
Too poor to even buy a HF click type torque wrench eh? It's ok anon. We all can't afford the $20.

If it is a critical application like head bolts or rod and main bolts deep within an engine or bolts within a gearbox etc that I don't want to have to worry about then I'll break out the torque wrench.

And as others have said you can print out a chart that shows you torque values for different grades/sizes of bolts and torque anything down proper that you deem necessary.

[Anonymous No.2029141]

>>2029139
>If it is a critical application like head bolts or rod and main bolts deep within an engine or bolts within a gearbox etc that I don't want to have to worry about then I'll break out the torque wrench.
Dont worry, OP isnt going to be doing anything like that

[Anonymous No.2029170]

>>2029028
>I have never used one in my life.
that's fine for you, but what about the poor bastard that has to use something you worked on and your negligence kills him?

[Anonymous No.2029174]

>>2029028

Even when I was a professional mechanic, I would use them fairly rarely (that fucking rhymes, oh man that's awesome). I just used them on stuff that was really torque critical, like head bolts, main caps, differential, and actually, most importantly WHEEL HUB NUTS! Yeah, that's right fuckers, on wheel hub nuts it's incredibly important to torque them to the right spec, in order to set proper pre-load on the bearing. #1 fucking cause for wheel hub failure, and even factories fuck it up, gm is the worst for that.

So I guess, in reality, i probably used torque wrenches way more than the average mechanic, but even then not that much. If I picked one up once a day it'd be frequent. It's like most tools though, just knowing when to use the damn thing is the most important part.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2029180]

>>2029174
Pretty much this. The rest of it, guestimate that shit.

[Anonymous No.2029183]

>>2029180

Well, for me, everything else was basically: does it need to be 3/4, 1/2, 3/8, or 1/4" impact tight?

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2029223]

>>2029183
If it has a gasket, I’ll use hand tools. But for wheels and shit, grab the 1/2” impact and decide if I need 1, 2, or 3. If smaller, 12V impact or sumbcompact 18V 1/4” is great for screwdriver-tight stuff, and all 10mm<bolts<19mm, get the stubby 3/8” or the full size 18V 1/4” and let em rip.

I’m starting to like the subcompact 1/4” driver when it comes to metering out the torque. It gets the power from a small hammer and anvil but a really fast motor, so you can do stuff like screwdriver tight by going slow on the trigger, or go full blast for a second or two and it’s like you tightened it with a 1/2” ratchet.

[Anonymous No.2029266]

>>2029121
Beam torque wrench pilled

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.2029284]

>>2029266
4u

[Anonymous No.2029294]

>>2029121
My based neighbour gave me one. I have a bunch of modern ones but it works great. Love that guy

[Anonymous No.2029550]

>>2029170
I occasionally sell used gasoline powered equipment. if an improperly torqued head bolt kills someone I will eat crow. Until then gfy

[Anonymous No.2029555]

>>2029028
KEK you never have a problem until you do anon. good luck when you do on something like a head or valve cover

[Anonymous No.2029577]

>>2029028
i only ever use them on cylinder heads. that's it.

[Anonymous No.2029599]

>>2029028
almost everyday for work. Am aircraft mechanic

[Anonymous No.2029784]

>>2029141
>Dont worry, OP isnt going to be doing anything like that

Yeah I figured from his broad retarded statement that he probably wouldn't be tackling anything too important...

>>2029174
I do a lot of heavy equipment/tractor repair as well as automotive stuff so when in doubt I break them out. If something is a critical component that is deep within the machine I'll hit em with the click type torque wrench. Another place I definitely use one is on the valve body when rebuilding an automatic transmission. Sometimes it is more of a peace of mind thing to double or even triple check everything is tight enough so you can check it off your list of shit that shouldn't fuck up after it is all back together.

If I can't find a torque spec for that specific item I will go off the chart I posted up above. I have it printed out and laminated in the shop along with some other handy/critical info to have on hand for quick access. Drill/tap charts, Drill to decimal conversion chart, vehicle wire size ampacity chart, 7 way trailer wiring diagrams, etc. Shit that you don't want to memorize but don't want to have to look through a dozen websites to find or flip through a book to find a specific page.

[Anonymous No.2029816]

>>2029550
I work on real machines. Calibrated torque wrenches matter.

[C¤©¤ℕυͳ !!ejZnhfeYlll No.2030878]

On hot taps

[Anonymous No.2031125]

I love my Stahlwille Manoskops. Best torque wrenches ever made. Can be adjusted in seconds, don't need to be set to 0 after work.

[Anonymous No.2031203]

>>2029084
A wheel rolled off my friend's van once. He was convinced you shouldn't torque the nuts to tightly or you'll strip them. Nobody injured.

[Anonymous No.2031207]

Mostly unrelated but my parent's car rack came with a torque wrench calibrated to what's needed to bold the cross bars on. I was impressed.

[Anonymous No.2031495]

>>2029816
I do not remember asking what you work on. I could not care less I am sorry.

[Anonymous No.2031498]

>>2029028
OP here. Never had a thread last 2 days, why this bullshit of all things? I own a torque wrench I'll admit it. I just wanted to rile up the white pants fags.

[Anonymous No.2031499]

>>2031207
What was the brand?

[Anonymous No.2031671]

>>2029081
Elaborate

[Anonymous No.2031707]

Has anyone used those digital torque adapters on ebay?

[Anonymous No.2031750]

>>2029028
Yeah bro do that on an aluminum block and tell me how well it works for you.

[Anonymous No.2031756]

>>2029028
Heads, bearing caps, flywheels, and wheels.
Shitty bait thread.

[Anonymous No.2031771]

>>2029028
Yes but some applications call for torque values that are so low that simply doing it your way works as well.