> Now not having a torque wrench, I am guessing that would be about as tight
> as a 145 pound guy (like me) can lighten with a 4"-5" box-end or open-end
> wrench--not a socket.
Not even close. Let's analyze this. 120 inch pounds equals 12 inches x 10
pounds and 1 foot equals 12 inches. Therefore, if you used a wrench that was 1
foot long (or 12 inches), you would exert 10 lbs of force at a radial distance
of 1 foot at the end of the wrench. You don't need to eat your Wheaties for
this one.
Since this is also hard to judge, I would invest in a torque wrench to make sure
all the nuts were equally tight so you don't put unequal stresses on cast
aluminum housing.
de Bill
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