Torque wrenches

[Meaux]

Hey Guys,<br /><br /> What size or range torque wrench should I buy to replace the head bolts and rod caps on small outboard motors in the 3 to 40 hp range??<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Meaux

 

[ob]

Re: Torque wrenches

A 3/8 drive torque wrench in the 10 - 100 ft lb. range should suit your needs.Several brands to choose from.See if you can find one with the in.lb. scale and ft.lb.If most of your sockets are 1/2 drive you can get an adapter cheap.

 

[BillP]

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A small 0-90 ft lb wrench will do most of that stuff. Don't buy a cheap clicker type unless you are willing to gamble. A cheap bar type is more consistant. I've checekd my two cheap bar types (0-90ftlb & 0-150ftlb) against my $250 Klein clicker and they are right on the mark. If you buy a used quality clicker type send it to the factory for calibration.<br /><br />A friend of mine bought a new Sears clicker just to put his airplane engine together...it threw a rod and subsquently he had a forced landing on I-95. Culprit was found to be loose rod caps which resulted in us finding the Sears wrench WAY off. Every bolt on the engine was under torqued.

 

[brent suzkui wyble j16]

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i've used Sears wrenches with out a problem. If it was something i would be flying i dont care what the brand, it would be calibrated!!

 

[sloopy]

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Snap on makes good ones they are great. Cornwell needs to improve their tools a bit.

 

[DJ]

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Meaux,<br /><br />I would purchase a bar or dial type INCH POUND torque wrench. Many of the specs. for these little engines are in inch pounds, not foot.<br /><br />When you are at the lower end of the scale (10 foot pounds) I feel the accuracy of the bigger wrenches suffers a little. You will be in the middle or upper end of the scale on most inch pound wrenches.

 

[Meaux]

Re: Torque wrenches

Thanks to all you guys for the input-<br /><br />I checked with Sears today and saw a wide range of wenches, drives,prices and ranges. I'll check with NAPA when I get home and see what they have.<br />Thanks again for the good info.<br /><br />Meaux