Anyone local have an impact wrench?

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02-05-2005, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by matt_inva' date='Feb 6 2005, 12:01 AM

May I suggest that one of the best investments that an S2000 owner can make for do it yourself work is in two torque wrenches. One in foot pounds and the other in inch pounds.

Considering the extensive use of alumium in the engine and drive train this is the only way to help ensure that you will have stuff tightened to spec. This also includes bleeding the brakes. If I remember correctly the spec is 14 inch pounds which does not seem like a lot of torque. So it is easy to overtighten.

Yup, I have a torque wrench in foot pounds for the oil drain bolt. This was my first time changing the oil on this car though ... I bought it used so I'm not sure what the original owner did or where he took it. The stupid torque wrench was too long to get it underneath the car when I was putting in the new oil drain bolt though ... So I ended up just having to estimate how much to tighten the bolt.