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Originally Posted by ford1
 Tom, your right about not using the torque wrench and applying common sense when tightening small bolts, i use a 1/4" drive rachet and i grab it at the rachet part, not the handle, then i tighten the bolts, its all most imposible to break one of them using this method when tightening pan bolts, if you do break one you really had to work at it |
I do it the same way, and if the engine is in the car a 1/4" ratchet is about the only thing that fits on the front pan bolts.