[DeTomaso] Source for basic torque values

[Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.]

Snapon has them
https://store.snapon.com/Wing-Nut-Sockets-3-8-Drive-Wing-Nut-Socket-P885669.aspx


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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2018 13:45 PM
To: Larry-Ohio Time Corp
Cc: DeTomaso Email List; davel at trguys.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Source for basic torque values

Couldn't find a wing-nut adapter for my torque wrench.  ;) Asa

<Tongue firmly in cheek>


⁣Asa  Jay  Laughton, W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, retired Sent using Jedi Mind Tricks​

On Jan 7, 2018, 08:42, at 08:42, Larry-Ohio Time Corp <Larry at ohiotimecorp.com> wrote:
><<Where is a good reference for basic things on a Pantera? Specifically 
>I need to reinstall the carb, air cleaner, and wheels before taking the 
>car back out.>>
>
>Ok will everyone who torques there air cleaner down please raise their 
>hand.
>
>As I thought...
>
>Ya 20 years :)
>
>Larry (defense rests) - Cleveland
>
>
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>From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On 
>Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
>Sent: January 05, 2018 10:24 PM
>To: jderyke at aol.com
>Cc: DeTomaso Email List; davel at trguys.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Source for basic torque values
>
>I'll say that I've been around this forum for over 20 years (egad! It's 
>really been that long).  And I agree with Dave.  I was absolutely 
>dumbfounded at how light just a few inch pounds are for an oil pan 
>bolt.  And amazed at how long it didn't leak.
>
>I've been using torque wrenches for over 30 years, not religiously mind 
>you, but pretty much on anything that could fly apart under horsepower, 
>or leak.  ;)
>
>We've had some engineering experts compare published torque specs for 
>the 351C and various Pantera bits against bolt/nut data based on sizes, 
>grade and other specs, on this forum in the past, and as I recall, the 
>results are usually that the published specs are pretty much spot on.
>Good enough for me.
>
>Asa
>
>⁣Asa  Jay  Laughton, W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, retired Sent using Jedi Mind 
>Tricks
>
>On Jan 5, 2018, 18:33, at 18:33, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso 
><detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>><You know I've been hanging around this forum for 10 years now and I 
>>believe this is the first time I ever disagreed with Larry. Outrageous 
>>isn't it. Perhaps because of some time spent race car building: - you 
>>should torque-set everything, except when the number is so small that 
>>you can't approach it smoothly with a small, in-lb wrench. - you
>should
>>always make the same kind of smooth pass on the final turn,     even
>if
>>you're hanging upside down with one arm stuck in a place where arms 
>>don't fit.>
>>
>>I agree- ever since I snapped off an OEM oil pan bolt on an installed 
>>Pantera 351-C.....1/4-20 SAE grade-nothing bolts are sensitive! FWIW-
>J
>>Deryke
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
>>To: detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>>Sent: Fri, Jan 5, 2018 5:31 pm
>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Source for basic torque 
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