Oil Drain Plug Torque
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I havent used a torque wrench for any of my auto projects for a few years now. After a while of constant wrenching it becomes pretty easy to estimate the correct needed torque. In other words, Im the torque wrench.
For the oil drain plug, you really shouldnt have to apply much force to tighten it, a socket wrench with a bit past "hand tight" is good.
-Dan
For the oil drain plug, you really shouldnt have to apply much force to tighten it, a socket wrench with a bit past "hand tight" is good.
-Dan
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Or install one of these and never worry about it again:
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I havent used a torque wrench for any of my auto projects for a few years now. After a while of constant wrenching it becomes pretty easy to estimate the correct needed torque. In other words, Im the torque wrench.
For the oil drain plug, you really shouldnt have to apply much force to tighten it, a socket wrench with a bit past "hand tight" is good.
-Dan
For the oil drain plug, you really shouldnt have to apply much force to tighten it, a socket wrench with a bit past "hand tight" is good.
-Dan
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There's a torque spec for that?!? Lol. I never torque down oil plugs or lugnuts.. what do you thinks gonna happen if ones at 75 ft pounds and ones at 150 ft pounds??? The wheels gonna fall off????
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warp a rotor?? play hell getting the 150 off on the side of the road when you get a flat?? Kinda worries me to have a ford tech talk like that ![Nonono](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/nonono.gif)
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The specific impact gun I bought maxs our at 120 ft pounds. So I know if I don't just hammer it till it completely stops turning that i am pretty close to the 90-100 ft pound mark. I can say that 20 lbs difference will not warp a rotor.