With a Snap On in/lb torque wrench set to FSM spec, I noticed the oil pan gasket just starting to squish out a small bit. Retorque a few months later as the OEM cork gasket will compress.
Oil Pan Bolts - No Torque Wrench
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MAC and Snap-On are the "pro" stuff. I would not worry too much about torque values on the oil pan gasket. Its more of a judgement thing...tighten down but don't pinch the gasket. Other places torque values are important.
You can't go wrong for the msot part with MAC or Snap-On if you have the $$. Most craftsman stuff is decent.
Most every nut / bolt on a vehicle has an assigned torque value...some are important (engine stuff & trans * differientals) generally speaking ,otherwise its a judgement call where "tight" is good. The judgement comes with time and experience where you have broken studs, stripped bolts....etc. After a few of those you get a "feel" for what's ok. Any engine components, transmission & differential torque values are worth paying attention to and investing in an appropriate torque wrench.
You can't go wrong for the msot part with MAC or Snap-On if you have the $$. Most craftsman stuff is decent.
Most every nut / bolt on a vehicle has an assigned torque value...some are important (engine stuff & trans * differientals) generally speaking ,otherwise its a judgement call where "tight" is good. The judgement comes with time and experience where you have broken studs, stripped bolts....etc. After a few of those you get a "feel" for what's ok. Any engine components, transmission & differential torque values are worth paying attention to and investing in an appropriate torque wrench.
My uncle was an airplane mechanic during WWII: he told me torque wrenches made a monkey out of him more than once. Bolts, nuts, & studs develop burrs & rough spots over time & believing the torque wrench leads to under-tightening things.
All the pro mechanics I know tighten incidental items like VCs, OPs, etc. by feel, & the big things (heads, rod caps, mains) by torque wrench. If you follow what the FSM says about replacing certain fasteners and torque values by size & pitch of thread you really can't go wrong on these tractors.
I have a Crapsman click-stop 1/2" torque wrench & have had it re-calibrated once. Pretty cheap & worth it IMHO. Used a friend's in/lb Snap-On for the intake manifold gasket on my Vortec. Pretty snazzy with a vibrate/beep annunciator IIRC. Doubt if I'll buy one, though.
All the pro mechanics I know tighten incidental items like VCs, OPs, etc. by feel, & the big things (heads, rod caps, mains) by torque wrench. If you follow what the FSM says about replacing certain fasteners and torque values by size & pitch of thread you really can't go wrong on these tractors.
I have a Crapsman click-stop 1/2" torque wrench & have had it re-calibrated once. Pretty cheap & worth it IMHO. Used a friend's in/lb Snap-On for the intake manifold gasket on my Vortec. Pretty snazzy with a vibrate/beep annunciator IIRC. Doubt if I'll buy one, though.
