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REF: Tools - Sub-024
Rocker Box Tools
Ironhead Engine
- Keep the extender straight out in front of the wrench. Don't let it move out of line more than a ratchet click or two, otherwise it can affect the torque reading. 1)
Read more about torque value changes with the use of extensions here.
| Torque rocker box bolts to 20 ft lbs. You can use a wrench cut down to 3 inches long and welded to a 3/8 drive socket to get in under the frame and torque those rocker bolts to show 185 inch pounds on a 10 inch torque wrench, to give 240 at the bolt. |
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| 1/2“ wrench cut down (box also ground down to fit confined areas) 3/4” socket notched with an angle grinder. 2) | Torque wrench extender welded and ready to use. Extension Length: 3“ from the center of the drive square to the center of the (intended) bolt. 3) | Torquing rear rocker box bolts with torque wrench extender. 4) |
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| A little cutting, a little welding and you have a special wrench to reach the bolts under the frame. 5) | |
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Evo Engine
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Hopper of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=2
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photo by Hopper of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=2
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photos by Hippysmack
