Les' book says 20 ft. Pounds. Is that correct. Seems a little heavy for such small bolts.
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Les' book says 20 ft. Pounds. Is that correct. Seems a little heavy for such small bolts. -
I use a box wrench and common sense, so if the gasket is cork, the torque is less than a paper gasket. I've never measured my torque because common sense works better. -
I agree Tom but as I'm new to the Model A better safe than sorry. Now if it was a 57' Chevy I'd have no question.Comment
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If I was going to put a torque spec on them it would be about 15lbs. But I "choke up" on a 3/8" ratchet and let my wrist set the tightness or I use a speed handle to tighten them.Comment
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It should be treated the same as a pan gasket.
i think were talking inch pounds here and not FT.
That’s another one for the error list3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
Mitch's Auto Service ctrComment
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It's page 134, table 1-5 "Valve chamber cover bolts"Comment
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Thanks Mickey
I made a copy of your post on the errors thread, for when i finalize it3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
Mitch's Auto Service ctrComment
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Use a short handle box wrench, and just tighten the bolt. Ford did not use torque specs. There was a different wrench for each application, and the handle was sized to match how tight the fastener should be. That is why the rod nuts are 21/32". Special wrench for each job. Common sense is the key factor here.Comment
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Clean bolts, finger tight plus 1/4 turn. A slippery floor may cause over tightening.Comment
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From time to time a discussion of Henry not having torque specs arises.
At some later point, engineers derived torque values based on the diameter and grade of the bolts/nuts.
While the current grading system was not in use in Henry's day, IMO his fasteners were at least grade 5. Else, we would not be able to re-use so many bolts, think of the FW mounting bolts and the FW housing...10-25-2018, 10:28 PM -
HF has a new 1/2 drive torque lug wrench which looks interesting. Has 18 1/2 inch handle, long reach, with preset torques of 80, 100, 120, 140, and 160 ft. lbs. Costs $69.99. Does anyone know the lug nut torque value for our A's?06-22-2022, 10:52 AM -
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A couple of questions:
Should the head be torqued to 60 '#, not 55 ?
Also, points set at what gap for best performance ?12-30-2017, 08:55 PM -
I bolted the torque tube to the banjo, and no joke, all six of the bolts have the safety wire holes facing directly into the tube. I backed them off a quarter turn to get the wire through, but I am increasingly nervous with that remedy. Any ideas? Maybe double up gaskets, or use real thin washers, or what?...04-11-2020, 11:25 AM -
How did Ford determine how tight a fastener should be before the torque wrench was invented?07-05-2020, 06:25 PM -
We've been blessed with a mild winter here in western NC so we have been able to put some miles on our '28 Coupe. A few days ago however, it blew a head gasket, apparently between cylinders # 1 & 2. I replaced the head not long ago with a resurfaced, used one, but did not use a torque wrench when replacing it. I did retighten it several times after the first start-up. This time I will use a torque...03-24-2020, 07:32 PM -
Just a useless tidbit.
There is often discussion that Ford did not use torque wrenches.
I just stumbled onto an assembly line video of '36 Chebbies that showed the workers using what appeared to be a torque limiting wrench, almost similar to today's clicker type wrenches. It looked like when the worker got to the specified torque there was like a clutch that released and the wrench would...02-27-2019, 10:30 PM -
Does anyone torque their wheel lug nuts, and if so what do you torque them to? I have always used the hand crank and tightened them to my grunt. But I am curious what other people do. I did a search of the forum, but couldn't find anything about it.05-15-2018, 12:20 AM -
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