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torque wrench & crank pulley question

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daver01

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steeda's instructions say torque the crank bolt to 115 ft/lbs. my torque wrench doesn't go to 115 ft/lbs. doesn't even go to 100. i'm not gonna go buy another one, should i just tighten it til my arm is ready to break off?
 

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Weird! When I installed underdrive pulleys, the piece of paper only said to torque it to 60ft lbs. Ya if i were you, if you dont want to do 60ft/lbs. Then just crank on it till it feels good and tight.
 

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one other question. pulleys have been on a week. went back last night to re-tighten & check bolts. crank pulley bolt seemed like it was pretty loose. i mean, not wobbling about to fall off or anything, but still worked loose a bit. should i put loctite on it or something or is this normal? btw, instructions say 85, but steeda has apparently corrected this to 115???
 

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daver01 said:
one other question. pulleys have been on a week. went back last night to re-tighten & check bolts. crank pulley bolt seemed like it was pretty loose. i mean, not wobbling about to fall off or anything, but still worked loose a bit. should i put loctite on it or something or is this normal? btw, instructions say 85, but steeda has apparently corrected this to 115???
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call steeda and verify the torque. You can rent tools for free from Pepboys or Autozone if you need to.
 
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