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Subject:Re: Torque wrenches
From:mark drillock
Date:Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:24:05 -0700

The Bentley spec for CV bolt torque is 33 ft-lb.

Back cover in Group 42
Also on page 42.2

Mark

sailingfc @dslextreme.com wrote:
> I recently did one of my half-shafts and the first bolt I tried to torque
> with my 1/2" drive Craftsman, I stripped the hex.  I found out that it was
> out of calibration.  I used my other Craftsman "clicker" and finished the
> job.  I ended up carefully taking apart it apart and re-calibrating it
> using sandbags of known weight.  Another issue is the 25 lb-ft needed for
> CV bolts is at the starting point of my wrench and "clickers" are not very
> accurate at the lower torque settings......

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