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Meh...I just put the longest breaker bar or cheater pipe I can fit under there and crank on it with all I've got (I'm a big guy). It works just fine. Precision torque at those values are just not necessary IME
german spec is the best spec "Guten-tite" also known as a grunt and a fart
i put a pipe on my torque wrench and bent it lmao. i think my carli track bar is on there tight though
Rent one. Just for the cool factor alone. One of the local part shops around here has tool rental for free. They put a hold on your credit card for the full purchase price until it is returned.
I have a 2020 F350 and am looking at the Carli 3.5 leveling kit. Directions say to torque to 406 ft/lbs. How does one accomplish this? My largest wrench only goes up to 250 ft/lbs.
buy a new torque wrench and applicable sockets. Its 3/4 drive. Summit for ~$250ish.
These are both made by CDI. The one on the left is a 50-250 while the one on the right is a 100-600. If it was simply making the handle longer to increase torque, there would be no need for a manufacturer to increase the size of the tool. Can you fabricate something that might get you by...yes. Is the best/safest option... no. You might want to put on some boxing gloves with a homemade option... If that thing lets go, you are going to pay for it...and not in a good way.
I'm with this guy. Get the right tool for the job. Rent/borrow if you have to.
New tools are always the best. And it's always nice to have a good excuse to buy new tools!
However, as my high school auto shop teacher told us, there will be times when you don't have the right torque wrench, or the right one won't fit in the spot you need, and you don't have time to get a new one. In that case, take your torque wrench, put it in a vise, and get the muscle memory for the amount of force you need to apply. Then do the math for different length lever-arm if necessary.
Example:
You don't have a 400 ft lb torque wrench.
Put your 200 ft lb, 2 foot long torque wrench in a vise. Apply 100 lbs of force. Learn what 100 lbs feels like.
Put a 4 foot pipe on your breaker bar. Torque on your bolt. Apply the same 100 lbs of force.
Sure, it's not exact, but will get you pretty close in a pinch.
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If that thing lets go, you are going to pay for it...and not in a good way.
I can't take credit for it - was recycled off the interwebs.
