I happen to be working on the water pump and thermostat in my 987.2 Boxster. All those bolts are super tough to reach and like you, I don’t have the Porsche tool (though theirs is pretty cool, not insanely expensive and I might buy one if I could. But I’m not a dealer). That nut on the belt tensioner loosened and I was dreading trying to fix it. An experienced hand, I think I could use my torque wrench on the fasteners I can reach and use muscle memory to duplicate. Now I won’t have to try that either. Thanks mate!! Now to find a luggage scale….
Great tip. A point about torque on a fastener that most people ignore is that the fastener has to be moving when the torque is reached, or it isn't accurate. What this also means, when using a torque wrench that clicks when the number is reached, is that multiple clicks (or multiple pulls if using a luggage scale) doesn't 'improve' or 'verify' the torque.
Man's a genius.
I thought of using the luggage scale before, but I did not thought of using the wood or pipe as extensions!
Ingenius! Thank you for the technique, Sir. What incredible out of the box thinking!
Using proper mathematical formulas, every tool is a torque wrench.
I happen to be working on the water pump and thermostat in my 987.2 Boxster. All those bolts are super tough to reach and like you, I don’t have the Porsche tool (though theirs is pretty cool, not insanely expensive and I might buy one if I could. But I’m not a dealer).
That nut on the belt tensioner loosened and I was dreading trying to fix it.
An experienced hand, I think I could use my torque wrench on the fasteners I can reach and use muscle memory to duplicate. Now I won’t have to try that either.
Thanks mate!! Now to find a luggage scale….
Ebay is your friend. The one I use is available from loads of vendors for cheap.
Incredible. I never would have considered this. Thank you sir
Jeff is the realest for this
Genius! Love your work sir. Have also loved your dissection threads on the M54 engine, so good! Greetings from New Zealand
Necessity is the mother of invention! Brilliant, simple, logic driven solution. Well done Sir!
That's great to know. Thanks for sharing!
Great tip. A point about torque on a fastener that most people ignore is that the fastener has to be moving when the torque is reached, or it isn't accurate.
What this also means, when using a torque wrench that clicks when the number is reached, is that multiple clicks (or multiple pulls if using a luggage scale) doesn't 'improve' or 'verify' the torque.
Absolute genius 👍 well done mate 👍
Awesome Richo.
I have the very same scale;-) thank you for this great tip;-)
Never thought of using a luggage scale. Pretty slick!
Outstanding
Great video and just in time, I need to torque my axle nuts to 340lb-ft and never thought of this idea, it’s genius!
Hats off sir, assuming a mech eng would figure out such brilliant yet simple idea😊
Brilliant
Hi, where can get those torque spec and repair manual like that? Porsche does have bmw's ista? I think Piwis does not include repair manual.
Link below to the workshop manual download.
www.planet-9.com/threads/981-boxster-workshop-manual.246427/
@@jeffrichardsoncardiy it's very helpful appreciate.
Seems like an opportunity to patent the tool??
i have done this with bathroom scales
OR just know how 20 kg feels in your head. then apply it with your hand at 1 meter you get 20Nm,
this is massive brain stuff! wow
Jeff is a Guten-Genius