Bruce, You'll just have to calibrate your arm to measure 82 NM (60.4 ft/lb). Train your right in metric and the left in English standard.... ;-}
Bruce On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Well thanks for finding it. So, I have one side installed. But here is the > problem. I cut off a 5mm Allen wrench to just fit in the rod end and not > extend above it - small access opening. I used a ratchet 17mm box end > wrench to tighten the lock nut. What happened was as the nut tightened > down, the rod rose in the cavity trapping the Allen wrench. I had to move > the ratchet wrench to the side so I could get an open end 17mm in to loosen > the nut so the rod would retract and I could remove the Allen wrench. > > The good news is that at that point, I could tighten the nut without the > rod rotating. I think I'll drill an appropriate holt on the other side so I > can insert the Allen wrench from the top. > > The other absurdity is that the installation instructions state that the > nit should be tightened to 82 NM. How the heck can I get a torque wrench in > that opening? Talk about poor planning for maintenance. > > Do the Alfetta GT and the Milano have similar rear shock access issues? > > Regards, > Bruce Sharer > Raleigh, NC > > > > In a message dated 6/12/2012 4:48:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Bruce, > > I used good ol' Google to find the site. Of course, like you, I had to > read many of them to find one that told me what I wanted to know. I have > no idea what I typed for the search string that lead me to the site. > > Bruce -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
