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Re: [T3] Crankshaft pulley

On 22 Aug 2003 at 18:24, Steven Ayres wrote:

> JimA=> stuff a long length of rope down the # 2 SP hole
> 
> Something just occurs to me. Could the 'squish' of the rope throw the
> torque reading off?

Nope, not as long as you do it slowly and do this "steady-state." 
That's because you're tightening it to a certain torque, not a 
certain amount of rotation.

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