URGENT! Top pulley locknut broke

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03-28-13, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by gear_grinder

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Hey!..who died and made you Kolbassa?
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OP..I got that part..ya need it?

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03-28-13, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by texFCturboII

OP, are you sure your torque wrench isn't in Newton-Meters? Or maybe it's out of calibration?

You broke 4 bolts changing a water pump. I guess it's not unheard of (present example excluded) but that's not common. Are you cross-threading these or something?

Read my mind...something is definitely amiss. I'd figure out why you are snapping off bolts and studs before anything else gets broken.