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Entwood

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Re: Musings on wishbone bolts
« Reply #15 on: 20 November 2015, 17:49:59 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 20 November 2015, 10:29:30
Quote from: Entwood on 19 November 2015, 18:16:55
Method I've always used - now fitting tin hat and awaiting incoming.... -  with the bolts in but loose, fit wheel and lower to the ground, stick large toolboxes in footwells to simulate load, then "bounce" the corner a few times,  .. lean under with a standard ratchet handle (8-10") and do the bolts up as tight as I can one handed given the awkwardness of their position.  Then jack the car back up, fit axle stands, remove wheel, apply torque wrench and tighten to correct value.

The bolts have NEVER moved whist re-lifting the car, and the torque wrench has ALWAYS registered an increase - which proves that one-handed I'm a weakling ...  :)

 ::) ::)

Exactly what I do

I probably got the idea from you on one of the meets to be honest .. I'm not good at innovating !!  :y :y
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