Perhaps the rovers north tool is indeed accurate.
Goodentite Von Reefonitt sez:
"Think of it. The lever is a little shorter than a foot ,but not by much.
Think of the typical rover owner lying under a rover, pulling down on the
lever, lifting his or her weight. I suppose a 200 lb person exerting a lot
of force on the tool, effectively lifting their upper body with the strength
of their arms, would be able to exert a pull in tension of about 100 to 150
lbs, which, given the shorter than one foot bar, would work out to pretty
close to 100 ft lbs. "
No proof of this being in the original design, or that my figures are
anywhere close to accurate, but I think Mr Reefonitt might be onto
something. Torque wrenches? Who needs em ;-)
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Jean-Leon Morin
AKA "Dr. Detroit"
AKA "Goodentite Reefonitt"
Valdez - 1966 IIA 109 freak
Slagmobile - 195? II parts bin
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