How in the world do you tighten this.

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I have tried everything I own. Used forceps to get it that far.
 

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Cut the "c" end off a spanner, leaving the ring end, thin the ring if necessary with a grinder. Weld a piece of 1'2" square bar and you can (should!) use your torque wrench.
 
Before installing 3/8-16 inserts in the head for the 3 studs I used one of these for the Brit nuts and studs. 3/16 W on the small end and 1/4 W on the big end. Made in Germany. Probably not anymore though. I did have to grind a little bit off the casting around the big end. I still use it once in a while since it does fit the Triumph exhaust clamps I use, and a couple of other things on the head.

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robs ss said:
Cut the "c" end off a spanner, leaving the ring end, thin the ring if necessary with a grinder. Weld a piece of 1'2" square bar and you can (should!) use your torque wrench.
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Important note for the non-engineers reading this :
The maximum torque applied to the nut using robs method is only the same as the torque setting on the torque wrench when the torque wrench is at 90 degrees to the spanner shaft. For any other angle please do not use this method unless you are confident in your ability to set the corrected torque on the torque wrench for that angle, torque wrench and spanner lengths.
 
hybridracer said:
Important note for the non-engineers reading this :
The maximum torque applied to the nut using robs method is only the same as the torque setting on the torque wrench when the torque wrench is at 90 degrees to the spanner shaft. For any other angle please do not use this method unless you are confident in your ability to set the corrected torque on the torque wrench for that angle, torque wrench and spanner lengths.
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Reminds me of my oldest brother, when I helped him overhaul a VW bus engine. He was using the "Whole Earth Guide to the VW", and it got to the point where we needed to torque the flywheel bolts.

He whipped out his slide rule, measuring tape, and felt-tip marker, got a piece of electrical conduit about 5 feet long, a gallon jug of water, and a piece of string. He did some calculations based on the torque value, measured and marked a few places on the pipe, drilled a hole on one of the marks, tied the string through it and tied the other end of the string to the handle on the jug of water. Next, he slipped the ratchet handle into the other end of the pipe. I carefully held the gallon jug (hanging under the far end of the pipe) with the string almost tight while he placed the socket on the first flywheel bolt, with the pipe sticking out horizontally. When he gave me the signal, I slowly released the gallon jug until it stopped on it's own. We repeated that with all of the bolts, and called it a day.

The next day, a friend of his showed up with a torque wrench and they checked all the bolts. EVERY ONE was perfectly torqued!

(crude drawing, you get the idea)

How in the world do you tighten this.
 
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grandpaul said:
Reminds me of my oldest brother, when I helped him overhaul a VW bus engine. He was using the "Whole Earth Guide to the VW", and it got to the point where we needed to torque the flywheel bolts.

He whipped out his slide rule, measuring tape, and felt-tip marker, got a piece of electrical conduit about 5 feet long, a gallon jug of water, and a piece of string. He did some calculations based on the torque value, measured and marked a few places on the pipe, drilled a hole on one of the marks, tied the string through it and tied the other end of the string to the handle on the jug of water. Next, he slipped the ratchet handle into the other end of the pipe. I carefully held the gallon jug (hanging under the far end of the pipe) with the string almost tight while he placed the socket on the first flywheel bolt, with the pipe sticking out horizontally. When he gave me the signal, I slowly released the gallon jug until it stopped on it's own. We repeated that with all of the bolts, and called it a day.

The next day, a friend of his showed up with a torque wrench and they checked all the bolts. EVERY ONE was perfectly torqued!

(crude drawing, you get the idea)

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Love it! Much of my working life was spent doing calculations.
 
grandpaul said:
Reminds me of my oldest brother, when I helped him overhaul a VW bus engine. He was using the "Whole Earth Guide to the VW", and it got to the point where we needed to torque the flywheel bolts.

He whipped out his slide rule, measuring tape, and felt-tip marker, got a piece of electrical conduit about 5 feet long, a gallon jug of water, and a piece of string. He did some calculations based on the torque value, measured and marked a few places on the pipe, drilled a hole on one of the marks, tied the string through it and tied the other end of the string to the handle on the jug of water. Next, he slipped the ratchet handle into the other end of the pipe. I carefully held the gallon jug (hanging under the far end of the pipe) with the string almost tight while he placed the socket on the first flywheel bolt, with the pipe sticking out horizontally. When he gave me the signal, I slowly released the gallon jug until it stopped on it's own. We repeated that with all of the bolts, and called it a day.

The next day, a friend of his showed up with a torque wrench and they checked all the bolts. EVERY ONE was perfectly torqued!

(crude drawing, you get the idea)

View attachment 123523
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Looks like a whiskey jug to me.
 

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