Torqueing down the flywheel nut ?
#27
Every time I torqued that nut I had my 120lb girlfriend do chin-ups on a 3 foot cheater bar slid over the breaker bar. Until the cheater bar stopped moving downward.
Always owed her lunch after that.
Always owed her lunch after that.
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#29
impact is much easier. I have a huge blue-point torque wrench that goes to 600 ft-lbs. Getting the stupid flywheel to hold still for that thing and then when the wrench clicks good luck
#30
Here's the show stopper. I USED A 1" Impact gun. Good for 1200 ft lbs AND IT STILL CAME LOOSE @ 90psi of shop air. (we have 1/2" air fittings, I work at a CAT equipment dealer.) I knew it came loose cuz I removed the inspection plate and pryed back on the flywheel and man was it loose. Did it all again and did ir properly with a snap-on 600 ft lb torque wrench and no more problems. I'll never guess it again. Ive rebuild a number of motors since then and always torqued it. None came loose yet. Do it right.
#31
Here's the show stopper. I USED A 1" Impact gun. Good for 1200 ft lbs AND IT STILL CAME LOOSE @ 90psi of shop air. (we have 1/2" air fittings, I work at a CAT equipment dealer.) I knew it came loose cuz I removed the inspection plate and pryed back on the flywheel and man was it loose. Did it all again and did ir properly with a snap-on 600 ft lb torque wrench and no more problems. I'll never guess it again. Ive rebuild a number of motors since then and always torqued it. None came loose yet. Do it right.
How do you know you were getting 1200 ftlbs from your gun? Is that the rating for tightening, or loosening? You do make a good point though, if you do it with an impact gun, you don't know exactly how much torque you are putting on it.
I like to mark the flywheel and nut before I remove them, and then reinstall to the same mark, or a little more.
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