Proud to be a Brummagem Screwdriver wielder.Sadly some hammer wielding Neanderthal‘s still do it as shown in the Mick Hemmings video and simply use two good wrenches (spanners).
Did you find any sludge in the sludge trap?I didnt look real hard in forum, but I have a question on tools and torque on reassembling the seven studs and nuts on a Mk3 crank.
How is the crank held and exactly what tools are used .
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Yes, and most Commandos have an oil filter which helps quite a bit I think.I've rebuilt 4 Commando engines and never found any sludge in the trap to speak of. The Commando trap is huge compared to a Triumph or BSA.
Oh dear, I am that Neanderthal!You need to hold the crank in a vice.
Then you can get clever with torque wrenches and crows foot attachments etc.
Sadly some hammer wielding Neanderthal‘s still do it as shown in the Mick Hemmings video and simply use two good wrenches (spanners).
This is not as heinous as some believe it to be, a short practice tightening up some nuts by hand, and checking the torque with a torque wrench, and you find you can be surprisingly accurate.
So am I Steve !Oh dear, I am that Neanderthal!
But I do put tape around those big ends to prevent spanner mishaps doing damage!
How many would be careful (or clever) enough to compensate torque wrench readings with the crows foot or other contortions needed to actually gat an accurate reading anyway?You need to hold the crank in a vice.
Then you can get clever with torque wrenches and crows foot attachments etc.
Sadly some hammer wielding Neanderthal‘s still do it as shown in the Mick Hemmings video and simply use two good wrenches (spanners).
This is not as heinous as some believe it to be, a short practice tightening up some nuts by hand, and checking the torque with a torque wrench, and you find you can be surprisingly accurate.
Not moi , that's for sure .How many would be careful (or clever) enough to compensate torque wrench readings with the crows foot or other contortions needed to actually gat an accurate reading anyway?
I didnt look real hard in forum, but I have a question on tools and torque on reassembling the seven studs and nuts on a Mk3 crank.
How is the crank held and exactly what tools are used .
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If the crow's foot is at 90 degrees to the shaft of the torque wrench, then the torque setting is unchanged. Seems odd, but true.How many would be careful (or clever) enough to compensate torque wrench readings with the crows foot or other contortions needed to actually gat an accurate reading anyway?
Engage them at 90 degrees to the wrench and no need for adjustment.How many would be careful (or clever) enough to compensate torque wrench readings with the crows foot or other contortions needed to actually gat an accurate reading anyway?