SXR How to torque down SXR cyllinder

[djkorn1]

Can't fit my torque wrench in there...barely fits sockets, some don't fit. How do you torque these down.

 

[Martin33]

Motion pro makes a really thin box end wrench....One side has a 12mm box end, the other has a 14mm box end.. with a 3/8 drive in the center of the wrench. Put your torque wrench in the center and theres a formula that you will have to figure out what the exact torque is..WITH the tool because it changes your leverage..

Really hard to explain, ill take a pic of mine

Daniel

 

[Martin33]

Ok, Motion Pro part number is...08-0134

Hope this helps

 

[vomitspot]

no you need a crow foot wrench should be able to pu @ sears

 

[Proformance1]

no you need a crow foot wrench should be able to pu @ sears

Yep right at sears DJ, I bought mine from Watcon, but sears has them. Make sure you torque it.

Oh and IMO that motion pro will throw off the torque readings cause its pretty long, probably not enough to hurt anything. Hell even the crows foot will but its so short it probably doesnt make much of a difference.

 

[tor*p*do]

Put your torque wrench in the center and theres a formula that you will have to figure out what the exact torque is..WITH the tool because it changes your leverage..

Oh and IMO that motion pro will throw off the torque readings cause its pretty long, probably not enough to hurt anything. Hell even the crows foot will but its so short it probably doesnt make much of a difference.

crows foot throws off torque and there is no formula . . . so which is better?

 

[vitalikol]

:starwars: Use your Force,...my son :starwars:

 

[Martin33]

When you buy the wrench from Motion Pro, it will come with specific directions to set your torque. I all depends on the measurement of YOUR torque wrench to configure the correct setting. Ive used this thing for several years racing moto, you just have to make sure you do your math correctly. Ive never used the crows foot thing, im sure it works just as well...but do as you wish

Daniel

 

[hillbilly550]

if you install the wrench adaptor or crows foot adaptor at 90 degrees on the torque wrench, the difference in torque is minimal.
that way you are not extending the leverage point but offsetting it to the side

 

[Proformance1]

if you install the wrench adaptor or crows foot adaptor at 90 degrees on the torque wrench, the difference in torque is minimal.
that way you are not extending the leverage point but offsetting it to the side

Right on bro! But I also agree that if motion pro has a guide it would be better than the crows foot with no guide.

 

[Martin33]

Yes, in the motion pro directions, it says to make sure that the torque wrench is straight WITH the wrench...otherwise like mentioned above, it changes your torque spec.

Daniel

 

[hillbilly550]

if you have the correct tool & formula then that would be the best way to go. We were trained that it is acceptable to use the 90 deg offset method when i was in school as it does not change the length of the torque action enough to make a difference.
if the adator is more than 2 inches to the side, i would go to a calculator with formulas but most crows feet are only .5 to an inch long. if you are extending the length of the torque action then you will have to make calculations to assure correct torque.


I'm not trying to make an argument, just sharing my experience. if you use the correct tool with the formula, chances are the offset cf will double check exactly the same.

 

[Dustin Mustangs]

If you put the crows foot, or any add on, at a 90 the torque reading isn't affected at all. Your 'lever arm' is the perpendicular distance between the force applied and the pivot point (labeled below as moment arm). It is not the straight line distance between where the force is applied and the pivot point as it might seem (labeled below as r). Even if you couldn't use it at a perfect 90 it would be pretty easy to adjust the torque setting based on the relative length change of that moment arm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque#Moment_arm_formula

 

[3rid]

available from watcon and very usefull

torque wrench adapter
http://www.watcon.com/Catalog_Pages/Torque_Wrench_Adapter.htm