130S-C oil plug

[robbadgie]

Not the normal question - it came out easily - but how do I know I've tightened it back to the correct torque (10Nm) after draining the oil? I have torque wrenches but no torque screwdriver - and they seem impossible to buy right now. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Thank you!

[Laysula]

Just use a hexagonal handled screwdriver and put a socket on the handle. Or if you have an old fashioned hammer type impact driver slip the end off and use that on your torque wrench.

[dgmultimedia]

SCREWDRIVER HEX BIT IN A SOCKET ADAPTER.....!

[robbadgie]

Thanks for the comments. Yes that's what I tried doing initially. But it felt like the force I was having to use to keep the screwdriver head in the slot was maybe affecting the torque wrench. It seemed like I was using a lot more than 10Mn. I'll have another try this weekend.

[MagicalArmchair]

Mine was a nightmare - I don't think it had been undone in the last ten years . A big wrench with a big screwdriver head on it from a impact driver set did for it.

[diverphil]

hi, as a mechanic I can tell you 10nm is nothing, as a guide a jubilee clip should be around 7nm, the wheel nuts on your car would be anything from 80nm for a 10mm thread(17mm socket) to 130nm on a 14mm thread (22mm socket).
assuming that it a 3/8 ratchet in the previous photo then I could quite easily reach 40nm without using any weight on it (just using twisting motion of my wrist, not putting force in by being above it and pushing down if that makes sense)
hope this info helps
Phil
PS ime normal size not an ogre who spends 20 hrs a day in a gym