Cylinder torque ?

chuey_316

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Feb 9, 2010
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I know that it should be 18 ft/lb, but I only have 2 torque wrenches available. One goes up to 16.66 ft/lb, and the other is 20-150 ft/lbs. What would be my be bet in this case? I worry about using the smaller wrench and having them vibrate loose, but I also don't want to cause a problem by over tightening them. I do have an old beam style, but I think it may only go up to 10 ft/lbs, and I don't really trust it to give me an accurate reading anyhow.

Will an extra 2 ft/lbs, or the 1.3 ft/lb under really be a problem, or should I be good going one way or the other?