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  • Rebuilding engine, need a wrench

    Okay I need a torque wrench that measure in inch pounds not foot pounds for the cam bolts. Autozone only has one for foot pounds, and I have it.

    Has anyone ever heard of a INCH POUND torque wrench? Do you have one I can borrow? hehe

  • #2
    How many in-lbs? Just divide by 12 and use a ft-lb wrench

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    • #3
      I have one.
      Brian
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      • #4
        i have seen them (i think harbor freight?) but i was planing on doing what matt said... there are a bunch of parts listed in in-lbs instead of foot-lbs though, so i might go for it anyway.
        ~Nate

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        • #5
          find an inch-pound wrench. when dealing with specs that small it is too easy to be way off trying to guess from ft-lbs.
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          • #6
            Be Careful - Torque Wrenches aren't very accurate at the extremes - You should use them between 15 and 85 per cent of full scale. Also in-lb torques are typical in Automatic transmissions, so I suggest you may be able to borrow one from a trans rebuilder. Usually when I come across a low torque like that, I apply Lok-tite and firmly snug the bolt. So far, I have been lucky.

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            • #7
              Check the Haynes manual; they tell you how to convert from foot lbs. to inch lbs. But the advice from Mattswabb sounds about right.

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              • #8
                well since this was about two weeks ago, im guessing that logan found a wrench or another way of doing it, wait im logan, Hey logan did you figure it out? Yes yes I did, thanks for your help

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                • #9
                  i have seen an inch pound at cummins tools last week

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