My recollection (check the manual) is that the installation torque is well within the range of my torque wrench - something like 150-180 pounds. The problem is the breakaway torque is much higher, and I suspect that a lot of these are installed with loctite. Marc - you may appreciate this one - I recall a recommended way to break the crank nut loose on Taurus SHO was to put a breaker bar/socket on it, roll it over against the subframe and then bump the starter. This of course only works if the engine rotates in the right direction..... Dave S --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote: > > All of the posts saying to use an impact gun instead > of locking the engine makes me wonder how you all > re-assemble it using the proper torque. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/