Water Pump requires 9 pounds of torque, torque wrench I own is 10-100 pounds....
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Water Pump requires 9 pounds of torque, torque wrench I own is 10-100 pounds....
The Haynes and Chiltons manuals are both stating to torque the water pump bolts to 108 inch/lbs. which works out to be 8.7 lbs-feet. Now, the problem I am having is that my torque wrench (a GearWrench #85052) has a torque range of 10 lbs-ft up to 100 lbs-ft. Although 8.7 lbs. and 10lbs. are somewhat close, there is quite a big percentage between them since we are dealing with low numbers on the lbs-ft scale. Also, I know that torque wrenches are somewhat unreliable or inaccurate when dealing with the outer ranges of their torque settings.
I don't really feel like going out and getting a new low-scale torque wrench just to put the water pump on correctly, however, I also don't want to put the water pump on too tightly and ruin the o-ring and develop a water leak in the future.
So, should I torque the water pump bolts to 10 lbs-ft with the GearWrench torque wrench, or should I go and get another torque wrench?
I don't really feel like going out and getting a new low-scale torque wrench just to put the water pump on correctly, however, I also don't want to put the water pump on too tightly and ruin the o-ring and develop a water leak in the future.
So, should I torque the water pump bolts to 10 lbs-ft with the GearWrench torque wrench, or should I go and get another torque wrench?
Re: Water Pump requires 9 pounds of torque, torque wrench I own is 10-100 pounds....
Im all for doing things right the first time, but thats a bit overkill.... Just get them "tight". If youve made it so far as to get the water pump off, you should know by feeling how much 9-10 ft-lbs is.
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