Julie's busy day and a few Q's

[sukchew at cox.net (Chuck Blue)]

Ah hell Dan! Where's your sense of adventure.Torque wrenchs are just for 
looks, and as resort when everything comes loose.
ole blue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net>
To: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>; "Org,Scirocco" 
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: Julie's busy day and a few Q's


> All good points Mr. Cheapass! ;^)
> Torque them to 35 lb-ft!
> Not the old tighten till they start to strip, then back off a half turn.
> Most people just tighten the hell out of bolts then wonder that they can't 
> loosen them later.
> Use a torque wrench!
> my <.02
> Dan
>
> From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Julie's busy day and a few Q's
>
>
>>
>> --- raveracer77 <raveracer77@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>>     On more of a note of overwhelming triumph, I sourced some 
>>> replacement bolts for those
>>> annoying 12 point transaxle bolts.  They cost $0.60 each and are a 8mm 
>>> Allen hex head....
>>
>> I checked McMaster.com for something to match the M8x48 screws used on 
>> the CV joints.  You can get
>> an M8x50 hex socket head for about ~$0.27/ea but you gotta buy 25, and 
>> you gotta ship them, so
>> your $0.60 is OK.  And they're not rustproof, at least the ones I saw. 
>> If you do this, do NOT get
>> stainless steel, it's far weaker than a good 12.9 class bolt.
>>
>> Too bad the drilled-for-lockwire screws were available only in inch 
>> sizes...
>>
>> On a very old 4 speed removed from the car with CVs still attached, I 
>> scavenged a set of Torx head
>> screws...far better than either hex or triple-square IMO.
>>
>>> Out of curiosity has anyone ever heard of a Transaxle coming loose?
>>
>> If you mean an axle, then YES.  I had to replace a tranny case half for a 
>> guy who brought me one
>> where the CV bolts worked loose and the CV swung around and hammered into 
>> the side of the case,
>> cracking the heck out of it.  BE SURE to tighten these bolts 
>> sufficiently!
>>
>> Ron
>>
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