does anyone know what's the best way to approximate torque ..without torque wrench?
like..the manual says 40 ft-lb of torque..so how much would it be?

thanks

 

Well if you can not afford a tq wrench you can hand tight certain things.. all depends on what your tightning... you can pick up a decent tq wrench at sears i think you can buy a craftsman one for like 40 bucks... or if you want a really accurate one i would check out snap-on, matco, MAC or Cornwell... i personally have a snap-on only cause i got a discount on it.. they can range from 150-250 bucks... What you torqueing?

 

If your in my area i can meet up with you !! Im in Los Angeles, CA so...

 

whoahhh
that's expensive..150-200 bucks a torque wrench..

well... i am torquing sth that needs to have 30 ft-lbs of torque
(according to manual..)

so i guess what should i do..

thanks,
Godmans

 

btw
i am tightening the nuts in the cats and the ypipe area
since i occasionaly have some rattling after i put the stock
thingy on.

wondering might be because the muffler shop that put my
stock thing on didnt do it properly

thanks,
godmans

 

Go to harborfreight.com and buy one. Befor anyone startsin on harbor freight I know, YES THEY ARE CHEAP TOOLS. I would never use them for every day use but for home use they are fine. My buddy owns a wheel shop and has used his harbor freight one for about 900 sets of wheels and it still works great. We also tested it against a snap on one and they read the same. but it was about 200.00 less.

 

Exhaust bolts? Just hand tighten it with a 3/8 drive with a a longer than normal hande, what size is it like a 14mm? No need to torque it.. unless it made out of titanium LoL.. but for exhaust i never torque it... just hand tighten it... if you got a rattle... make sure nothin fell into the exhaust/cat piping

 

G352NV idea is good too !!!

 

Godmans....go to Crappy Tire, their digital torque wrenches work fine as long as you look after them. They have them on sale quite often , but you can get them for under $75 or less there. A worthwhile investment.

40ft-lbs would be if you had a wrench on a fastener and you apply 40 pounds of force at a distance of 1 foot from the fastener to tighten the fastener.

 

^^WHS
they come on sale fairly often there.
I think mine was about $85 for a mid range digital with 1/2" drive.

 

Thanks for the input guys, i should try to see if crappy tires have one for sale or i would sth cheap online !

godmans

 

$25 torque wrench from autozone (click type, dont get the one that has the needle gauge thingy) and it still is going strong after 3 years. Have used it on all my cars and bikes and never a problem. It measures up to 80 ft lbs.

 

You want an inch/pound wrench for accurate measurments. I bought mine from Sears for under $80

 

exhaust bolts.... don't worry about a torque; just crank 'em down!

You need to worry about the applied torque mainly when you are dealing with soft metals, like aluminum, where it si easy to "pull" the threads out.