Transmission pan bolt help

[mickgarvey]

I recently changed the kickdown cable and did the transmission filter and gasket, but i am unable to correctly torque the bolts to 19ft lbs. My torque wrench seems to be alot more inaccurate than I thought and I feel like its over tightening them befor showing its at 19ft/lbs.

Should just tightening them by hand fairly tight be good? Or should I continue and crank the bolts till the torque bar says 19lbs?

I tried searching but I could only find the torque specs and im fairly broke (damn cable was 110 alone) so I really would like to avoid buying a new smaller torque wrench. Thanks

 

[IJ.]

19 in/lbs?

It's actually 65in/lbs (about 5 ft/lbs), try 19ft/lbs and you'll snap them off.

 

[Poodles]

More than likely he'd strip the housing first which is even worse...

 

[IJ.]

Nah 6mm bolts will shear off at the heads

 

[tacoma_kyle]

---EDIT....whoops...thought the casing was in discussion...---

Not to be nit-picky but in/lb is improper units. I know everyone knows what you mean, but it is in•lb. ft•lb...etc force times distance, not divided by.

 

[IJ.]

Go give it a try

As you said everyone knows so why gay it up?

 

[IJ.]

(and if you really can't resist the gayness it's actually lbf•in)

 

[tacoma_kyle]

Wait were you talkin about casing? Miss read.

I already did and stripped one or two. My Tacoma has a 30-40LE (ASIN code for A340x). They got substantially loose, so I left them alone and hoped the sealant did the job. I had to do that stupid gasket 3 times cause the sway bar kept interfering with my placement of the pan. Then I broke a sway bar end link and took the bar off....made it MUCH easier.



And it is not gayin it up....it is simply wrong. Distance per force? I am not sure how that is applied, but it can be. It isnt a torque.

 

[tacoma_kyle]

lb is a force. It is the bastardized english system that designates lbf and lbm.

 

[mickgarvey]

haha well shit, i just tightened them as tight as I could with one hand and a tiny little t bar. Good thing I didnt go all out with the torque bar and snap them! I knew it seemed like to much. But anyway shes up and running strong now, finally can enjoy the supra again.

 

[IJ.]

Cork gasket?

 

[IJ.]

haha well shit, i just tightened them as tight as I could with one hand and a tiny little t bar. Good thing I didnt go all out with the torque bar and snap them! I knew it seemed like to much. But anyway shes up and running strong now, finally can enjoy the supra again.

Nah that's ok don't mention it I don't need any thanks for the effort I put into giving you the information..... :nono: