too much torque is a bad thing.
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too much torque is a bad thing.
I had a bit of a heart attack yesterday when I snapped a bolt while installing my new clutch plate. Apparently I don't know how to dial a torque wrench so I was applying about 30 lbs and waiting to feel the 'click'. Well I felt the click all right...and the head of the bold dropped to the floor. At that point I went in for a beer (ended up having about 7) and started to read about how to remove the monster flywheel nut.
Anywho...so I went out there today to take a look at my cluster f*ck...and decided for ***** & giggles to try backing out the stud with my reversible drill...and whatda' ya know...it came right out!! Whew!
Close call..thought I'd share.
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Anywho...so I went out there today to take a look at my cluster f*ck...and decided for ***** & giggles to try backing out the stud with my reversible drill...and whatda' ya know...it came right out!! Whew!
Close call..thought I'd share.
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Surprisingly we covered something like this before in an earlier thread, (forgot which one..) I think it was Trochoid that said something about the tension being released and how you could proably just use your fingers to get it out. Was really interesting.
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Yup..that was basically it. With the head off, the bolt was easily reversed out in this situation. Of course there wasn't any rust or dirt to hinder the extraction either.
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