<VV> Torque settings for case bolts

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

Steven, 25 lbs and 40 lbs won't be very far apart, At 25 everything is 
tight and you have started stretching the bolt.  The bolt doesn't have to 
stretch very much more to get ot 40 lbs of torque.

Dennis

At 02:01 PM 8/13/2005, Stephen Upham wrote:
>Quick question.  I'm using a new torque wrench (Craftsman) to plastigage 
>my main bearings.  I'm having a very difficult time interpreting the given 
>torque.  In the directions it states that at low torque settings (whatever 
>the hell those limits are were not stated) no audible click will be heard 
>but there will be a give in the handle.
>Well, I torqued the case bolts to 25 lbs. and heard no click but felt the 
>give.   Then I reset to torque to 40 lbs.  The damn thing gave almost 
>immediately.  It just didn't seem to me that 25 and 40 should be that 
>close together (less than 1/8 of a turn).  I didn't even attempt to go to 
>50.  I'll probably have to redo the whole thing as I suspect the readings 
>may be in error.
>
>I re-mic'ed the crank with my new set of micrometers.
>
>The main journals were  from the planetary gear back  #1 (0.225)   #2 
>(0.225)  #3 (0.235)  #4 (0.235) and the rod journals in the same order 
>front to back  #1(7.242)  #2 (7.241)  #3 (7.241)  #4 (7.241)  #5 
>(7.241)  #6 (7.242)
>
>Stephen Upham