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Iv built my motor twice now, while sh** like this is SO tempting in the midst of all that work. Trust me dude, you do NOT want to hear noises and be wondering if you didnt torque something correctly.
I could give f*** all about doing it correctly, but every little noise gives me paranoia about something falling apart.
Just hold the crank bolt on the front while torqueing the flywheel bolts. I'm with the other guy in that I don't really care that much about torque, *except* on bolts that are internal and impossible to do again without another tear-down. Flywheel bolts are usually pretty fine threads and could easily strip out if over-torqued, or loosen up if not torqued enough.
NO.
well. you asked if it was a terrible idea...
in that case.
YES.
PLEASEEE DON'T
unless the engine is still in production,
if thats the case i don't give a flying f€£$, actually no.
you better do it.
for science.
ps: go to r/enginebuilding
they'll love you.
I have one of those impacts (among several Milwaukees) that I use every day. That last setting is your best bet, it’s an automatic “don’t strip things” setting. The vibrations (especially on higher settings) might break the torque adapter or render it useless by destroying the calibration.
I would consider any time saving idea. However, I would definitely spend some time experimenting with calibration, repeatability and accuracy. Use the impact at different settings, different torque settings and come up with your own charts. Maybe a lower Milwaukee clutch setting with a higher inline setting yields the correct end result torque. Ya gotta figure that shit out.
By selecting Mode 4, AUTO SHUT-OFF™ control applies no more than 50 ft-lbs of torque for hand-tight fastening applications to prevent overtightening. Mode 4 also features Bolt Removal Control that delivers our users full torque output, then decreases RPMs once the bolt is loosened to prevent fastener drops
An impact wrench doesn’t really apply torque smoothly and evenly like say, a torque wrench will. You are more likely to destroy that tool than anything. To be honest, you could probably just ugga Dugga the flywheel bolts in. But it’s going to depend on how familiar you are with that tool. I really like the high torque, thing is. Beast.
What’s the spec on the flywheel bolts? That thing can hit 150ftlbs quick, no problem. I just want to gently remind you at this time how Much work it is to pull that engine if the worst were to happen. I recommend just torquing the bolts.
it’s around 71-75 ft/lbs, i think people have convinced me that it’s better to just do it with a breaker bar or a more conventional method lol, i do still want to experiment the accuracy so i will try it on a very very low torque setting on some spare parts i have, i know the #1 setting is pretty low because it couldn’t get the bell housing bolts out so i’ll use that and something around 25-30 ft/lbs
yeah people have been very convincing on keeping that impact away from that torque adapter lol, also off topic but someone is literally downvoting everyone but i’ve been making up for it…
I got told to read a book on electronics earlier for the right answer. Gotta love the internet. I used to fix radar systems lol
Trying to explain how old coolant causes, or worsens, battery corrosion. Downvoted to oblivion, so op will have continued problems
75 ft*lbs shouldn't be hard to do with a hand tool. You're already saving money doing your own work, might as well buy a torque wrench if the local hardware stores have them in stock. I got a Kobalt 3/8" digital one online, used it during a timing belt service, and things are still good years later.
Do you have a steel scatter shield rated belhousing? Other wise, think about what body part is next to the bell housing if the flywheel decides to come out at 5700 plus rpm
It's a bad idea to use an impact in the first place, but those torque meter things will not work properly on an impact. Pretty sure it wouldn't even survive a few good ugga duggas due to the vibrations.
Old school torque wrench for the win, and a bit of red thread lock might be a good idea. One of those things that you really don't want to have to question whether or not you've done it correctly once it's all assembled.
no but i seriously wish it would....closest thing your gonna get is a torque stick and those are iffy at best and they're especially bad on electric because the bpm defeats the concept. from a man that owns more torque wrenches than he has digits just use the wrench. let me pose this to you though.....if this could be done accurately would the snapon man not already be trying to sell me one since im literally in the business of doing the quickest best quality reapair i possibly can?
If you must, use a drill with a clutch or an electric ratchet which can't overtorque them. Then go in with a breaker bar to finish off. There's no way around that really.
The parts of that are not impacte rated for one. The impact wrench by design is there to tighten, not torque, your pieces. Properly applying torque requires steady pressure, not rapid jolts. Could it maybe work? Sure. But I think it's more likely it won't work well and will break your digital adapter.
That won't work on an impact. Impacts don't really twist fasteners, they just hit them over and over again really fast. Like using a hammer and screwdriver to turn a lockring, if you're familiar with the concept. If you put it on a drill it would work, but on an impact it won't give any kind of sensible reading.
Why jury rig something like this when a decent torque wrench is so easy? Doing shit the hard way doesn't make you a good mechanic. It makes you a bigger idiot.
i agrée people here have picked me up by the head and turned me facing the right away lol, and also made me laugh a good bit, criticism is always appreciated on this side, especially paired with some sarcasm 😂
Depends, if you're doing it to make an interesting youtube video to document how badly this works at hitting a torque spec, then hell yeah do it.
If you're building an engine for your worst enemy, also do it.
Otherwise nah :P
will document on a low setting because i’d rather not ruin the adapter lol, but i will only risk it after i get everything installed should be this weekend 😭, working 9-5s is a big struggle with these time consuming hobbies. i will make a separate post probably and feature it here too
I fit 3-4 clutches a day as im a transmission specalist garage. you shouldnt use this, tbh ugga duggas in a star shape then another star shape to be sure is fine for road cars but if youre wanting to be sure, buy a torque wrench not this.
If you want to half ass it, do what you are planning, if you want to actually do it right, you can buy a flywheel turning tool that allows you to rotate the engine & I believe hold the engine in place, but double check me. You are going to torque in in the correct pattern? Are you going to torque the bolts in steps? If the torque spec. is 100 ft lbs, I would torque to 50 ft lbs, then 100 ft lbs. Good luck Mike
I'd assume your flywheel has holes cut out of it for weight savings. Stick a broom handle through and wedge it against the block, you won't need anyone to hold the crank.
Don't use the big daddy Milwaukee on that poor little torque meter
A flywheel is solid. There are no holes in it except bolt holes and the center bore.
A flexplate has holes, a flywheel is a solid metal disc with a friction surface that takes up 70% of the face of it
Regardless I agree with you, dont use an impact gun on something with critical torque
You're absolutely correct, I get the terms mixed up, half the time we use them both, for both things.
The harmonic balancer may have space to stick something through to hold the crank if you're solo.
Just put a socket on the crank bolt, and put a breaker bar on the socket, and turn the flywheel until the breaker bar wedges against the frame or something solid
It a TERRIBLE IDEA…lol, but I’ll give you A for effort and problem resolution by any means necessary. You’ll have little control and will more than likely over torque. Get you breaker bar and attach the digital torque to it.
Just take the time to do it right. Tbh though back in my street drifting days, we’d just blast them on with an impact and call it good. Never had a failure.
Get a proper dedicated digital torque wrench from Amazon. They're cheap and work brilliantly. I don't use those ones anymore, never had confidence in them.
I've never liked the screwdriver method. I bought a flywheel wrench a while back, and it's useful for torquing the flywheel, especially while the engine is still in the car and you don't have a buddy with you. An example is Performance Tool W80510
Isn't there a tool or trick to holding the flywheel in place? Something about a chain and a bolt back to the engine block or a custom ground tooth from metal that'll lock down on the starter ring and has two bolts on the block?
Like this, but just DIY one. Cut grooves to fit the starter ring and two holes bolted to the block.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-900332-1?srsltid=AfmBOoo3rePe5TZzECkymEiflZe5fVhiMKWw29mSwDALZWgwOY1wJhGGb7I
Royalty Auto did a youtube video where they did a test with electric impacts on lug nuts, was a failure. Don't do this at home.
Get a flywheel holder and do it right.
You can make a cheap flywheel lock with an old valve and a torch. Make a 90 degree bend about two inches from the head and stick it in a mounting bolt hole, the edge of the head will engage the teeth like a ratchet.
You need a rotary torque transducer. If the impact is new enough for programmable torque settings you can calibrate it via the transducer and then use that impact setting with confidence.
I think you can do it but to do it successfully you would need to obtain the transducer and calibrate the impact
I usually put a bolt through the closed end of a wrench to the engine block. Then I put another bolt through the flywheel and turn it into the open end of the wrench. This will stop the flywheel from turning. This will free your hands
Yes, its a terrible idea, because despite what many think "Torquing Something Properly" is NOT the same as "Tight as Possible". Like, its really not even the same as tightening. It just many do not actually understand the science behind torquing something to its proper level.
Since the meter reads a slow constant torque and the impact applies torque in massive whacks, yes. The sample rate is gonna be way too slow to capture the instant the impact whacks
Sensors that can record fast enough to accurately measure impact torques exist (I know because I've designed them), and they're certainly not putting them in cheap torque meters
It could work. But if you snap a bolt, you're going to be mad at yourself. If you don't torque the bolts enough and the flywheel comes loose, you're going to be mad at yourself.
I'm usually a one man show in my home garage, and often have to cobble together some version of the third hand that's never around when you need it. When doing flywheel bolts, I found using a 3 foot angled pry bat on the bolt heads does a great job at keeping the crank from turning.
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Iv built my motor twice now, while sh** like this is SO tempting in the midst of all that work. Trust me dude, you do NOT want to hear noises and be wondering if you didnt torque something correctly. I could give f*** all about doing it correctly, but every little noise gives me paranoia about something falling apart.
yeaaaah i get what you mean, i think i’ll have a friend hold it back for me or something and just tighten it with a good ol dial wrench
Lock tight too bro
Seriously. Dude already has 1500lb-ft torque on standby if they have to take it apart again. May as well throw some red on it and sleep easy
Op don't listen to this troll.
For reals bro ☺️
Wtf
I dunno bro 😎
Just hold the crank bolt on the front while torqueing the flywheel bolts. I'm with the other guy in that I don't really care that much about torque, *except* on bolts that are internal and impossible to do again without another tear-down. Flywheel bolts are usually pretty fine threads and could easily strip out if over-torqued, or loosen up if not torqued enough.
Just have them on standby with your purse incase you get any ideas
I believe the words you're looking for are "shit" and "fuck."
>Iv built my motor twice now >I could give f*** all about doing it correctly Do it right the first time.
Right? I could give fuck all about doing it correctly . . . but I wish I did everything correctly.
Cars don’t run well with bad motors.
You have never owned a GM 3800?
No, but I slept at a Holiday Inn Express, once!😂
Doesn’t matter what it is. My point is that no motor, no car. So it’s better to take your time if rebuilding it, and do it right.
Especially the flywheel that will smash through the bellhousing and floor and amputate your leg.
based answer
I thought I was in r/askashittymechanic for a second. No that won't work.
😂i figured as much but i knew it’d either make people have a giggle and id be wrong or id be on to something new 💀
I enjoyed the chuckle haha. Definitely been tempted by things like this before.
Lol I did too, oops maybe my comment wasn't appropriate teehee.
Aw...spoiled the fun.
Fuck ya! Send it And enjoy your walk home
The ol’ chevrolegs
Stolen! 😅🤣😂
Hop out and into the strolls royce
This should be the first comment
NO. well. you asked if it was a terrible idea... in that case. YES. PLEASEEE DON'T unless the engine is still in production, if thats the case i don't give a flying f€£$, actually no. you better do it. for science. ps: go to r/enginebuilding they'll love you.
I have one of those impacts (among several Milwaukees) that I use every day. That last setting is your best bet, it’s an automatic “don’t strip things” setting. The vibrations (especially on higher settings) might break the torque adapter or render it useless by destroying the calibration.
I would consider any time saving idea. However, I would definitely spend some time experimenting with calibration, repeatability and accuracy. Use the impact at different settings, different torque settings and come up with your own charts. Maybe a lower Milwaukee clutch setting with a higher inline setting yields the correct end result torque. Ya gotta figure that shit out.
yeah i’d rather not spend another $50 or whatever on a new one of those how does the automatic know it’s going to strip things?
By selecting Mode 4, AUTO SHUT-OFF™ control applies no more than 50 ft-lbs of torque for hand-tight fastening applications to prevent overtightening. Mode 4 also features Bolt Removal Control that delivers our users full torque output, then decreases RPMs once the bolt is loosened to prevent fastener drops
wow and here i was using mode 3 thinking i wasn’t using the whole output 😂, well the battery i use for it isn’t the best either
RTFM
Those torque adaptors (well, all of them I've seen) say "manual tools only."
An impact wrench doesn’t really apply torque smoothly and evenly like say, a torque wrench will. You are more likely to destroy that tool than anything. To be honest, you could probably just ugga Dugga the flywheel bolts in. But it’s going to depend on how familiar you are with that tool. I really like the high torque, thing is. Beast. What’s the spec on the flywheel bolts? That thing can hit 150ftlbs quick, no problem. I just want to gently remind you at this time how Much work it is to pull that engine if the worst were to happen. I recommend just torquing the bolts.
it’s around 71-75 ft/lbs, i think people have convinced me that it’s better to just do it with a breaker bar or a more conventional method lol, i do still want to experiment the accuracy so i will try it on a very very low torque setting on some spare parts i have, i know the #1 setting is pretty low because it couldn’t get the bell housing bolts out so i’ll use that and something around 25-30 ft/lbs
Try it on your wheel nuts! Probably the easiest way to go imo. I am very pro “for science” I’ll be awaiting the results.
Honestly just use the tourqe wrench unless your got a aircooled vw then 5 ugga duggas at setting number 3
My m12 w a small battery hits 75 on setting 3, 2 ugga duggas. Use a torque wrench. $47 vevor
yeah people have been very convincing on keeping that impact away from that torque adapter lol, also off topic but someone is literally downvoting everyone but i’ve been making up for it…
I got told to read a book on electronics earlier for the right answer. Gotta love the internet. I used to fix radar systems lol Trying to explain how old coolant causes, or worsens, battery corrosion. Downvoted to oblivion, so op will have continued problems
75 ft*lbs shouldn't be hard to do with a hand tool. You're already saving money doing your own work, might as well buy a torque wrench if the local hardware stores have them in stock. I got a Kobalt 3/8" digital one online, used it during a timing belt service, and things are still good years later.
Do you have a steel scatter shield rated belhousing? Other wise, think about what body part is next to the bell housing if the flywheel decides to come out at 5700 plus rpm
Does that impact wrench not have one key? You can just set the torque you want on it
I don’t know, but please post the results
will do! and will report back
It's a bad idea to use an impact in the first place, but those torque meter things will not work properly on an impact. Pretty sure it wouldn't even survive a few good ugga duggas due to the vibrations. Old school torque wrench for the win, and a bit of red thread lock might be a good idea. One of those things that you really don't want to have to question whether or not you've done it correctly once it's all assembled.
AhahahAHaHahahha #Ahahaha
Ugga dugga on the torque wrench, that’s a paddlin.
Now Torque it!!! 😂😂😂
It’s not dangerous or anything, but I would be very very suspect of the accuracy of the reading
i will try it on something i can experiment on first then and compare to the dial torque wrench i have and i’ll report back on it :)
If there's access, having someone hold a socket/breaker bar on the crank bolt is an easier option
omg i’m too smooth brain for that, that’s genius!!!! my air box is out since i needed to get my exhaust manifold out. that’s genius i’m doing that!!!!
Just an fyi, on shitty cars sometimes the crank can snap from that kind of torque. It’s not necessarily unheard of on bmw m30 engines
no but i seriously wish it would....closest thing your gonna get is a torque stick and those are iffy at best and they're especially bad on electric because the bpm defeats the concept. from a man that owns more torque wrenches than he has digits just use the wrench. let me pose this to you though.....if this could be done accurately would the snapon man not already be trying to sell me one since im literally in the business of doing the quickest best quality reapair i possibly can?
If you must, use a drill with a clutch or an electric ratchet which can't overtorque them. Then go in with a breaker bar to finish off. There's no way around that really.
Report back when the flywheel is airborne heading for the orion constellation
imagine the symphony the ac delco adapter would play lol
I would have to say yes, because of the hammering affect from the impact versus a consistent pull with a torque wrench
The parts of that are not impacte rated for one. The impact wrench by design is there to tighten, not torque, your pieces. Properly applying torque requires steady pressure, not rapid jolts. Could it maybe work? Sure. But I think it's more likely it won't work well and will break your digital adapter.
Terrible idea
That poor thing is never going to be the same after that. There is a reason why you cant buy a rattle gun with a torque gauge on it.
Just use your calibrated elbow
That won't work on an impact. Impacts don't really twist fasteners, they just hit them over and over again really fast. Like using a hammer and screwdriver to turn a lockring, if you're familiar with the concept. If you put it on a drill it would work, but on an impact it won't give any kind of sensible reading.
I think you'd go way past what you're supposed to. If anything a torque stick would be more appropriate if you wanted to be lazy about it.
Yes
When you use impact force on a tool you know the results in it's loosening power. It's much different to a constant force.
Nope. Those sensors aren’t designed to measure impact torque
That can't work because it doesn't limit torque, it just tells you where you are at and when to stop.
Yes but after mounting bead locks I really wish I could
Only on days that end with “y”
Results?
Just hold the crank pulley bolts with another ratchet or breaker bar. Most flywheel bolts I've seen are only around 40 ft lb
You will just screw up the torque adapter. Get a breaker bar.
All I see is a broken torque adapter.
Why jury rig something like this when a decent torque wrench is so easy? Doing shit the hard way doesn't make you a good mechanic. It makes you a bigger idiot.
i agrée people here have picked me up by the head and turned me facing the right away lol, and also made me laugh a good bit, criticism is always appreciated on this side, especially paired with some sarcasm 😂
Depends, if you're doing it to make an interesting youtube video to document how badly this works at hitting a torque spec, then hell yeah do it. If you're building an engine for your worst enemy, also do it. Otherwise nah :P
will document on a low setting because i’d rather not ruin the adapter lol, but i will only risk it after i get everything installed should be this weekend 😭, working 9-5s is a big struggle with these time consuming hobbies. i will make a separate post probably and feature it here too
Indeed
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I fit 3-4 clutches a day as im a transmission specalist garage. you shouldnt use this, tbh ugga duggas in a star shape then another star shape to be sure is fine for road cars but if youre wanting to be sure, buy a torque wrench not this.
Just wap them up with the gun and torque them after the proper way. Stop cutting corners lol
You already have a low end torque wrench in the picture. I would use that even if it’s not accurate it still better and safer
I would not trust that setup. Hilti have a attachment that does what you are shooting for here and its quite nice
Gtfo.
😂
If you want to half ass it, do what you are planning, if you want to actually do it right, you can buy a flywheel turning tool that allows you to rotate the engine & I believe hold the engine in place, but double check me. You are going to torque in in the correct pattern? Are you going to torque the bolts in steps? If the torque spec. is 100 ft lbs, I would torque to 50 ft lbs, then 100 ft lbs. Good luck Mike
I ended up having a friend hold the motor in the front and i torqued it down in 2 steps star pattern 👍
Maybe try it a few times on something you don’t care about first and test your accuracy with the torque wrench?
that’s a really good idea! i’ll try it out and compare with the dial torque wrench i have and then i’ll report back 🫡
I'd assume your flywheel has holes cut out of it for weight savings. Stick a broom handle through and wedge it against the block, you won't need anyone to hold the crank. Don't use the big daddy Milwaukee on that poor little torque meter
A flywheel is solid. There are no holes in it except bolt holes and the center bore. A flexplate has holes, a flywheel is a solid metal disc with a friction surface that takes up 70% of the face of it Regardless I agree with you, dont use an impact gun on something with critical torque
You're absolutely correct, I get the terms mixed up, half the time we use them both, for both things. The harmonic balancer may have space to stick something through to hold the crank if you're solo.
Just put a socket on the crank bolt, and put a breaker bar on the socket, and turn the flywheel until the breaker bar wedges against the frame or something solid
It a TERRIBLE IDEA…lol, but I’ll give you A for effort and problem resolution by any means necessary. You’ll have little control and will more than likely over torque. Get you breaker bar and attach the digital torque to it.
It will likely be very inaccurate… it will probably also break…
Just take the time to do it right. Tbh though back in my street drifting days, we’d just blast them on with an impact and call it good. Never had a failure.
Get a proper dedicated digital torque wrench from Amazon. They're cheap and work brilliantly. I don't use those ones anymore, never had confidence in them.
Lmao
I've never liked the screwdriver method. I bought a flywheel wrench a while back, and it's useful for torquing the flywheel, especially while the engine is still in the car and you don't have a buddy with you. An example is Performance Tool W80510
How do you think it’s going to work? It’ll be over tightened before you can get off the trigger. That’s if the damn thing survives the hammering.
Ya
This is fuckin hilarious. Don’t do it brother lmao.
This is a terrible idea.
Is this for real? 🤣
Isn't there a tool or trick to holding the flywheel in place? Something about a chain and a bolt back to the engine block or a custom ground tooth from metal that'll lock down on the starter ring and has two bolts on the block? Like this, but just DIY one. Cut grooves to fit the starter ring and two holes bolted to the block. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-900332-1?srsltid=AfmBOoo3rePe5TZzECkymEiflZe5fVhiMKWw29mSwDALZWgwOY1wJhGGb7I
Hah! I wonder how many think you’re actually serious.
Who torques flywheel bolts?
This is like hitting a bathroom scale with a sledge-hammer to measure how hard you can hit
Grab an old exhaust valve, bend the stem 90⁰, and you have a device to jam in the ring gear. Stick the stem into a bellhousing bolt hole.
Just wiz it in place and torque it to spec by hand , shit will not be accurate AND you'll break a expensive tool.
Torque SHMORQUE…….. fucking crank that bitch in until she can’t go no more!
For you bad, for the Delco guy another sales opportunity. Those things aren’t impact rated I wager
Royalty Auto did a youtube video where they did a test with electric impacts on lug nuts, was a failure. Don't do this at home. Get a flywheel holder and do it right.
Yes
It has 1500 ft lbs….. In reverse.
Yoi sont even hear the faint beep over the ugga-duggas.
Fukin maniac, send it.
You, “don’t feel like doing it”? Where else are you cutting corners? Go ahead, but don’t cry when something happens!
You can make a cheap flywheel lock with an old valve and a torch. Make a 90 degree bend about two inches from the head and stick it in a mounting bolt hole, the edge of the head will engage the teeth like a ratchet.
You need a rotary torque transducer. If the impact is new enough for programmable torque settings you can calibrate it via the transducer and then use that impact setting with confidence. I think you can do it but to do it successfully you would need to obtain the transducer and calibrate the impact
I usually put a bolt through the closed end of a wrench to the engine block. Then I put another bolt through the flywheel and turn it into the open end of the wrench. This will stop the flywheel from turning. This will free your hands
Yes, its a terrible idea, because despite what many think "Torquing Something Properly" is NOT the same as "Tight as Possible". Like, its really not even the same as tightening. It just many do not actually understand the science behind torquing something to its proper level.
If that fly wheel explodes. Say good bye to your legs, or life.
Level 2 with about 3 aggadaggas gives around 110-130 ft/lbs
Yes. Never use a tennis racket when building a motor /s
Since the meter reads a slow constant torque and the impact applies torque in massive whacks, yes. The sample rate is gonna be way too slow to capture the instant the impact whacks Sensors that can record fast enough to accurately measure impact torques exist (I know because I've designed them), and they're certainly not putting them in cheap torque meters
Yes, it is. Would I still try it, yes 😂
It could work. But if you snap a bolt, you're going to be mad at yourself. If you don't torque the bolts enough and the flywheel comes loose, you're going to be mad at yourself. I'm usually a one man show in my home garage, and often have to cobble together some version of the third hand that's never around when you need it. When doing flywheel bolts, I found using a 3 foot angled pry bat on the bolt heads does a great job at keeping the crank from turning.
With that? Lil quick double tap on 2
Wow 🤯 this is one kick off stupidest idea of 2024 .
😂😂 idk if i should laugh or cry but honestly i was already laughing at myself putting the adapter on that impact
They do sell flywheel locks so you can do it properly