torquing

[NC325iC]

how the hell do you torque header/downpipe bolts

[MR 325]

You don't need to, just tighten the suckers

[Digitalwave]

You don't need to, just tighten the suckers

Yes you do, the only ones I don't bother torquing are the ones that connect the downpipes to the cat-back. All you need to do it get creative with extensions and a universal joint to torque the connections at the manifolds.

[MR 325]

You do NOT need to torque the exhaust nuts, I don't care what any book says

[NC325iC]

well at the moment (after using an impact wrench) ive got exhaust leaking, ill go see what i can do about torquing them

[BS87]

I don't know about manifold->head, but manifold-> downpipes i torqued the ~2 i could then the rest i just tightened to all hell. Works fine.

[AndrewBird]

Torque wrenches are pointless. Ask any older GOOD mechanic and he will tell you he never uses/used a torque wrench. It's all about feel. It's tight when it feels tight, not when a wrench tells you it is.

[zandi]

Yeah shit, I gotta go return my torque wrench cuz its a piece of junk

[NC325iC]

sometimes tight to one person aka a weak ass person like myself is differnt, so a torque wrench makes it so you know when its tight

and sometimes tight might be too tight for a bolt. not using a torque wrench could result in a bolt snapping off.

[AdamF 88iS]

I will bet that the torque spec for those bolts is a lot less than what your impact gun did to them.

I'd take it apart and check the gaskets.

[Digitalwave]

Torque wrenches are pointless. Ask any older GOOD mechanic and he will tell you he never uses/used a torque wrench. It's all about feel. It's tight when it feels tight, not when a wrench tells you it is.

Maybe for a master mechanic that has been doing it for many years. That is some terrible advice you are giving for the kids on this forum though.

[hamann318is]

Torque wrenches are pointless. Ask any older GOOD mechanic and he will tell you he never uses/used a torque wrench. It's all about feel. It's tight when it feels tight, not when a wrench tells you it is.

Maybe for a master mechanic that has been doing it for many years. That is some terrible advice you are giving for the kids on this forum though.

I don't use a torque wrench on the oil pan bolt. I felt very nervous torquing down the head because the second two stages involve you going 90-95 degrees, and we had no real way to guess that other than the eye. Torquing is something that I would always try to do at least.

[zandi]

Torquing is not needed unless you are working on engine related parts, otherwise, it's not neccessary.

[AndrewBird]

Torque wrenches are pointless. Ask any older GOOD mechanic and he will tell you he never uses/used a torque wrench. It's all about feel. It's tight when it feels tight, not when a wrench tells you it is.

Maybe for a master mechanic that has been doing it for many years. That is some terrible advice you are giving for the kids on this forum though.

Don't know if you noticed, but I'm a kid also. I've worked many hours and many cars (obviously not as many as some old-timers) and have never sheered a bolt off and have never had one come loose either.

And refering to what NC325iC said about sheering off bolts, its all in the feel. I can tell when a bolt is tight BEFORE it is anywhere near tight enough to sheer. It all depends though. Some people have the feel, others don't.

[zandi]

Torque wrench is only 20 bucks, I don't see what the big deal is.