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Old December-2nd-2003 | 03:00 AM
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torque wrench

what kind of torque wrench should I get?? There are many from 20$ and up. Which one is the one. Unless there are alll good
Old December-2nd-2003 | 07:04 AM
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Re: torque wrench

I have a Sears Craftsman torque wrench. Catalog no. 44596 is a 3/8" drive which measures from 5-80 ft./lbs. and also the corresponding newton-meters. It costs US $90 and seems to be a very accurate (+ or- 4%) and easy to use wrench.

I highly recommend it.
Old December-2nd-2003 | 02:06 PM
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well I went to sears and got me a big 1/2 craftsman 20-150 torque. It was about 50$. I thought it was cheap for a usa made product. The one you got was the same price, but I wanted something to torque my wheels properly.
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Good choice. The FSM calls for lug nut torque of 66-86 ft./lbs., so even the 3/8" drive wrench would be adequate here also. Happy torqueing.

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Old December-2nd-2003 | 06:15 PM
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what does FSM call for drain bolt for oil pan, and the drain/fill bolts for transbox
Old December-3rd-2003 | 01:29 AM
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According to FSM: engine oil drain plug is 22 to 30 ft/lbs.
transmission oil level and fill plugs both 29 to 43 ft/lbs.

Make sure you use new sealing washers on all plugs when reinstalling.

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Old December-3rd-2003 | 01:50 AM
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thanks again, by the way those bulbs came fast or would had come fast(5days), cept for the royal mail was on strike-- so in my case it was about 8 working days. Still pretty fast for i'tnl order. I was very surprised how fast it all worked out.
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